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. 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 See All Example Sentences for smack of

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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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