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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
Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Having said that, on a site that reeks of 1995 in its online sophistication, both documents are downloadable.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 1 Feb. 2025
Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
When your chip bags spilled over and your idols reeked and all your friends tried to kill you.
—Jessica Furseth, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
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Noun
What else is going on Does your home reek of wildfire smoke?
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Having said that, on a site that reeks of 1995 in its online sophistication, both documents are downloadable.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 1 Feb. 2025
Verb
The loss reeked of exhaustion, fatigue creeping in from a relentless schedule that has zapped the energy of a team that had been brimming with it after the All-Star break.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
When your chip bags spilled over and your idols reeked and all your friends tried to kill you.
—Jessica Furseth, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reek
Noun
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All these ailments seem to ebb and flow along with the toxic stench of the wastewater.—
Kimberly Dickson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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In addition to beach closures, Navy SEALs and recruits train near the toxic runoff and children and some elderly residents on the U.S. side of the border have gotten sick because of the stench from the runoff, said Desmond.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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When a massive storm knocked out power and sent the world outside into a flickering haze of uncertainty — no streetlights, no signal, no safety net — James was there.—
Nina E. Cerfolio,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Duhamel walks us through Staten's rash actions, still driven by being lost in a haze of grief, including a punch that will have serious repercussions for Staten going forward.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The songwriters created three versions of the song to serve three different moments of the storytelling — and a song by any other arrangements but the same name smells as sweet.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
1 May 2025
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Longfin smelt, which live in bays and estuaries along the Pacific Coast, are the sixth fish species in the San Francisco Bay estuary to be added to the federal endangered species list.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
Noun
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The Morning Fog Effect: Coastal Chilean Wine Perhaps the most visible manifestation of the Humboldt's influence is the morning fog.—
Jill Barth,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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On Thursday at 11:09 p.m. a dense fog advisory was issued by the NWS San Diego CA valid for Friday between 2 a.m. and 9 a.m. for Orange County Coastal.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The offense stinks and was last in the league in scoring in 2024.—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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That defeats the whole — that's just making someone who stinks better.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The range for its forecast for its intelligent cloud segment, $28.75 billion to $29.05 billion, fully clears analyst estimates of $28.5 billion.—
BYAndrew Nusca,
Fortune,
1 May 2025
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Revenue from the Intelligent Cloud segment grew by 21% to $26.8 billion, primarily due to Azure and other cloud offerings.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
Noun
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The device is not particularly technologically advanced; the electronic components inside consist of little more than a battery and a heating coil that turns liquid into mist.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2025
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Copper frames reference The Balvenie’s distillation process, brutalist forms nod to the distillery’s architecture, and mist, light and sound call the slow, transformative maturation of The Balvenie Fifty Collection.—
Nargess Banks,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Reek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reek. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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