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as in stench
a strong unpleasant smell
a terrible reek coming from the garbage can
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Recent Examples of reek
Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 May 2025
Fish, their main food source, reek of fuel from boats that carried people down the Turquesa.
—Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 27 Jan. 2025
Audience members will have actual bathrooms instead of reeking Porta Potties.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 30 May 2025
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Noun
The whole enterprise reeks of Marvel-itis with its endless callbacks.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 May 2025
Fish, their main food source, reek of fuel from boats that carried people down the Turquesa.
—Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
Verb
Officers said the apartment reeked of 'rotting food' and feces covered the wall and furniture.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 27 Jan. 2025
Audience members will have actual bathrooms instead of reeking Porta Potties.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reek
Noun
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This rotting food would inevitably emit a stench so overpowering that early European explorers, fur trappers, and missionaries were sickened by it.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 July 2025
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This rotting food would inevitably emit a stench so overpowering that early European explorers, fur trappers and missionaries were sickened by it.—
Melanie Beasley,
The Conversation,
25 July 2025
Noun
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The smoke from Canada is expected to move over Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., while holding over much of Pennsylvania and New York, as calming high pressure and stable winds could hold onto this haze over the Northeast through much of the week and potentially even the weekend.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
6 Aug. 2025
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Monday, however, may see increased haze from the Canadian wildfires heading down via northwesterly winds.—
Isabelle Friedman,
Boston Herald,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Initially curious about the pup, the kitty begins by smelling him, only to end up panting just like him.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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Easter Knox, 76, started smelling gas in the air last year, and stopped opening her windows.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Zero visibility strategy: In cases of near-zero visibility due to dense fog, initiate your hazard lights and locate a secure spot, such as a nearby business parking area, to pull over and come to a halt.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Aug. 2025
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The clarity provided by such a statement can break through the fog of mistrust between Israelis and Palestinians and allow both to imagine a future worth striving for.—
Ami Ayalon,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Jennifer Granick, an ACLU lawyer, contends that our legal system stinks at threat modeling, something security wonks live for.—
Neil J. Rubenking,
PC Magazine,
1 Aug. 2025
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Translation: not only did their offensive line stink, so did their protection schemes.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
27 July 2025
Noun
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But by Sunday, the clouds had cleared, and so had Scottie Scheffler's path to victory.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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Star clusters are gravitationally bound groups of stars that formed from the same interstellar cloud.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
17 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Uber Klaus is joined by other smaller robots (Kommando Klaus) that appear after mysterious red mist descends on players.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The origins of many words are simply lost in the mists of history, a disappointment that lexicographers record with the frustrating notation origin unknown, or orig.—
Martha Barnette
August 6,
Literary Hub,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Reek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reek. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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