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Recent Examples of reeked
The 2000s babies reeked of youth.
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Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
The bathroom reeked of mold, its windowless walls preventing damp towels from ever fully drying.
—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
Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
The bathroom reeked of mold, its windowless walls preventing damp towels from ever fully drying.
—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
smelled
Verb
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Officers smelled marijuana in her vehicle and then found the 31-pound cannabis cargo.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
23 Jan. 2026
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When officers arrived, Clark reportedly smelled of alcohol, TMZ reported Thursday, citing a police source.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Reeked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reeked. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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