smack of
phrasal verb
smacked of; smacking of; smacks of
: to seem to contain or involve (something unpleasant)
That suggestion smacks of hypocrisy.
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Masterson said Holscher’s assessment of the GOP smacks of hypocrisy.
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
But such language smacks of propaganda, not professionalism.
—Raul A. Reyes, Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2025
In her books, anything that smacks of compassion or tenderness deserves, at best, strategic suspicion.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
In short, these actions smack of intimidation more than protection.
—Elizabeth Goitein, Time, 27 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
But such language smacks of propaganda, not professionalism.
—Raul A. Reyes, Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2025
In her books, anything that smacks of compassion or tenderness deserves, at best, strategic suspicion.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
In short, these actions smack of intimidation more than protection.
—Elizabeth Goitein, Time, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Smack of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smack%20of. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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