stench

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Recent Examples of stench The thick stench of jet fuel hung in the air as crews combed the wreckage for possible clues to the cause of the crash. Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 23 May 2025 Scented products like air fresheners often used in cars release many of the same volatile organic compounds to mask lingering stench — all in a relatively smaller area than your average home. Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025 For all the waxy stories of tournament winners overcoming this or proving that, so many others out there are in the stench. Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 21 May 2025 Luckily, the experience trumped inhaling the intense stench, which eventually subsided. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for stench
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Noun
  • While there is no way of knowing conclusively that the person's feet were causing a stink, the removal of all footwear in midair is something that tends to be frowned upon.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
  • Rightly making a stink are Mayor Adams and NYPD Commissioner Jessie Tisch and the NYPD’s Gay Officers Action League, led by Detective Brian Downey.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • The belongings Regan brought with her from her home reek of smoke, and while her neighborhood escaped the fire relatively unscathed, it is surrounded by ones that were burned to the ground.
    Sasha Hupka, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The whole enterprise reeks of Marvel-itis with its endless callbacks.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 May 2025

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“Stench.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stench. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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