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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  • The lemon- and peppermint-scented scrub is infused with moisturizing ingredients, including coconut oil, sunflower seed oil, and shea butter, among others, and works especially well when followed by the brand’s Foot Balm.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 25 Aug. 2025
  • As the temperature surged to two hundred degrees, Solórzano slammed a snowball scented with black pepper and juniper tar onto the rocks, filling the room with a gunpowdery musk, and waved furiously, darting up and down the sauna stairs, tossing his towel in an elegant plume of white.
    Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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  • Organized labor unions are incensed by the prime minister’s plans and are threatening work-stoppage strikes.
    Simon Constable, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Besides anger over the couple’s apparent violation of the internet’s unwritten code of decorum, many were incensed that the couple was charging would-be green card seekers to perform a service that was essentially free.
    Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Odorized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/odorized. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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