odorized

past tense of odorize
as in scented
to fill or infuse with a pleasant odor or odor-releasing substance the fans are used to odorize the air outside the confectioner's shop in order to lure more passersby

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Verb
  • The air that rushed under the sheets alongside her was as sweet and vegetal as tomato vines, scented with chlorophyll.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
  • On a soft spring afternoon in Portugal’s rugged Alentejo, the air is scented with citrus and the temperatures are finally climbing.
    Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 22 May 2026
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  • Newsom hailed the changes, but environmental groups are incensed at the turnabout.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
  • The art world was not incensed out of love for Robert Mapplethorpe.
    Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
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“Odorized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/odorized. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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