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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This is the part that will require compromise — for conservatives who believe anything smacking of climate change is woke liberal propaganda, and for liberals who want nothing to do with conservatives spouting that belief.
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
There’s nothing like the bitter smack of a global pandemic to make everyone question their relationship with their employers, the norms of the traditional workplace, and even the purpose of working in the first place.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
Redolent of white flowers, fresh peach and apricot, on the palate, the wine is tropical-fruited, full-bodied and complex, smacking of tangerine, melon and spices.
—Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The dry version comes with a fortifying bowl of chicken and pork bone broth that smacks of roasted garlic.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
The May 1968 uprisings, Woodstock, even the fervour with which the young threw themselves into the civil rights campaigns smacked of the rebelliousness that usually foreshadows a fin desiècle; the end of a regime and its replacement with something new.
—Yanis Varoufakis, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2024
So although the late changes to the trial’s design don’t smack of spin, as Adam initially had supposed, the CEO’s candor doesn’t exactly inspire confidence in the company’s ability to deliver positive results.
—Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 23 Feb. 2024
Even in its infancy, there was something in New York graffiti that smacked of Business Art.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
This vivacious pink and gold salad, with its array of textures and smack of citrus, lit up my winter evening.
—Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
There’s nothing like the bitter smack of a global pandemic to make everyone question their relationship with their employers, the norms of the traditional workplace, and even the purpose of working in the first place.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
Redolent of white flowers, fresh peach and apricot, on the palate, the wine is tropical-fruited, full-bodied and complex, smacking of tangerine, melon and spices.
—Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The dry version comes with a fortifying bowl of chicken and pork bone broth that smacks of roasted garlic.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
The May 1968 uprisings, Woodstock, even the fervour with which the young threw themselves into the civil rights campaigns smacked of the rebelliousness that usually foreshadows a fin desiècle; the end of a regime and its replacement with something new.
—Yanis Varoufakis, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2024
So although the late changes to the trial’s design don’t smack of spin, as Adam initially had supposed, the CEO’s candor doesn’t exactly inspire confidence in the company’s ability to deliver positive results.
—Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 23 Feb. 2024
Even in its infancy, there was something in New York graffiti that smacked of Business Art.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
This vivacious pink and gold salad, with its array of textures and smack of citrus, lit up my winter evening.
—Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2024
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