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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And all this talk of investigations smacks of just simple intimidation from Team Trump.
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Chris Brennan, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
At times, the alienation effects smack of college-level Brecht, as when Macheath badgers the pit musicians and burns a fake copy of the score.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
To many onlookers, the party switch smacked of political opportunism.
—Allison Mashell Mitchell / Made By History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Since the rationalization for dropping the case was that this would allow Adams to support Trump’s immigration-law enforcement policies, the deal smacks of a quid pro quo in which the president seeks to maintain leverage over the mayor.
—The Editors, National Review, 21 Feb. 2025
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Chris Brennan, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
At times, the alienation effects smack of college-level Brecht, as when Macheath badgers the pit musicians and burns a fake copy of the score.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
To many onlookers, the party switch smacked of political opportunism.
—Allison Mashell Mitchell / Made By History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Since the rationalization for dropping the case was that this would allow Adams to support Trump’s immigration-law enforcement policies, the deal smacks of a quid pro quo in which the president seeks to maintain leverage over the mayor.
—The Editors, National Review, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Smack of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smack%20of. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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