reeked

past tense of reek
as in smelled
to give off an extremely unpleasant smell those old sneakers reek something awful

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Recent Examples of reeked The 2000s babies reeked of youth. 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
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  • The home smelled so bad that my clients and I still joke about it.
    Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The cafeteria smelled the same.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Reeked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reeked. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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