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as in mustiness
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as in datedness
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fustiness
Noun
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Coach Billy Napier’s team blended play-calling staleness, horrendous clock management, defensive containment issues and overall immaturity.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In that case, universities are fine-tuning their students for obsolescence, and the latter are paying handsomely for this privilege.—
Toby Stuart,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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But for dedicated collectors, such technological obsolescence isn’t a concern.—
Oren Hartov,
Robb Report,
20 Sep. 2025
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His is one of the few detailed records about pilgrim sites of the Holy Land in late antiquity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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Even in antiquity, some thinkers embodied this courage.—
Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There was seemingly a healthy respect between the players, like opposing superstars Virat Kohli and Babar Azam sharing a laugh in an enduring image, in what was a snapshot of the possibilities when the stench of politics is absent.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The family claimed their house was plagued with blood-curdling screams, foul stenches and other terrors: Jack Smurl and one of his daughters had been tossed around the house, as was the family’s pet German shepherd.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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Beyond his signature and progressive Reparto sound, the studied musician also experiments with funk, cha-cha-cha, R&B, and pop ballads.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
3 Oct. 2025
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Stankonia collaborators remember Outkast feeling confident during recording sessions for their fourth studio album, which has been lauded for bringing the Dirty South hip-hop sensibility to such genres as funk, gospel and psychedelia.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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Carson Wentz‘s stat line didn’t reek of disaster in Sunday’s loss to Pittsburgh in Dublin.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
28 Sep. 2025
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The town itself is also undergoing a massive urban re-development initiative led by Quasartico — which definitely reeks of gentrification and will probably be nefarious in the long run.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2025
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The raw sewage rises to the surface, adding to the unbearable stink, which spreads and worsens with every passing day.—
Eli Sharabi,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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So, yes, sweat happens, but serious stink doesn’t have to.—
Carrie Bell,
Outside,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Fustiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fustiness. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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