rancidities

noun

plural of rancidity
as in stenches

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  1. reeks
  2. spices
  3. funks
Noun
  • My teenager has begun using a fragrance product that is so potent that the entire house reeks.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
  • Pro-housing groups have pointed to the influence of Heebner and other North County leaders to say the new maps’ treatment of Solana Beach and Oceanside reeks of political influence.
    — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026
Definition of reeks
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  • Apart from the abundant trade of silk and spices, the Silk Road facilitated the transfer of technologies and philosophies and the interaction of Indian and Chinese peoples.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026
  • The margaritas here, made with top-shelf tequilas and infusions of unique fruits and spices, are much better than the frozen swill served in the general Mexico Pavilion.
    — Laura Ratliff, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2026
Definition of spices
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  • The Padres managed just five hits, with one bouncing off a base to plate their first run of the game and another off a pitcher’s glove cracking the door open for a hitter in the deepest of funks.
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
  • The flip side of all this is that Perez’s terrific career has been marked by funks and spurts … just seldom this early.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of funks
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