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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The story of the two who first crossed paths in the early, tumultuous years in the history of Park Forest smacks of a stronger than steel emotional attachment.
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Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Alluding to a preposterously famous classic in the midst of one’s own attempt smacks of status-seeking at the expense of a child’s (or a husband’s) suspension of disbelief.
—Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
While that smacks of too small a sample size, the lack of coverage itself is telling.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Advertisement Burdening the poor with greater poverty while lightening the tax load of the most wealthy, to paraphrase Bill Gates, smacks of the richest people in the world killing the poorest children in the world.
—Mary Fisher, Time, 19 Aug. 2025
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Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Alluding to a preposterously famous classic in the midst of one’s own attempt smacks of status-seeking at the expense of a child’s (or a husband’s) suspension of disbelief.
—Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
While that smacks of too small a sample size, the lack of coverage itself is telling.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Advertisement Burdening the poor with greater poverty while lightening the tax load of the most wealthy, to paraphrase Bill Gates, smacks of the richest people in the world killing the poorest children in the world.
—Mary Fisher, Time, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Smack of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smack%20of. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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