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Recent Examples of reeked
The bathroom reeked of mold, its windowless walls preventing damp towels from ever fully drying.
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Jeanne Malle, Air Mail, 4 Oct. 2025
What initially reeked of hometown fantasy appears to have real legs.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
Jeanne Malle, Air Mail, 4 Oct. 2025
What initially reeked of hometown fantasy appears to have real legs.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reeked
Verb
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The cafeteria smelled the same.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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The sergeant noted at least 12 bruises alone were found on the boy from the forehead down to the jaw on both sides of Campbell's face and that the child smelled overwhelmingly like urine.—
Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Minnesota’s late-game offense stunk a year ago.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Dolphins in their 33-8 loss in Indy stunk like Limburger cheese left in a car trunk.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Reeked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reeked. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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