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plural of reek
as in hazes
an atmospheric condition in which suspended particles in the air rob it of its transparency couldn't see through the reek of smog and smoke surrounding the steel plant

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verb

present tense third-person singular of reek
as in stinks
to give off an extremely unpleasant smell those old sneakers reek something awful

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Recent Examples of reeks
Noun
The town itself is also undergoing a massive urban re-development initiative led by Quasartico — which definitely reeks of gentrification and will probably be nefarious in the long run. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025 Not just your armpits—your entire body, head to toe, absolutely reeks. Franklin Schneider, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025 This reeks of Julia, who is probably the only one Adriana would have admitted her real age to. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025 Remnants of the explosion The area near the explosion still reeks of sulfur two months after the tragedy, and shrapnel remains scattered at the compound and surrounding farmland. Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025 This reeks of a decision made by a coach and general manager who are on the hot seat. Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
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Noun
  • Along the way, blazes of pyrotechnics, flashes of light and hazes of smoke heightened the set’s intensity.
    Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Sep. 2025
  • However, both of these scenarios resulted in the copious production of complex organic hazes, including molecular formulas that match compounds essential to life processes such as nucleobases, sugars, amino acids, and more.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The smell of authoritarianism stinks.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Of all the questionable advice pinging around social media platforms, this one really stinks—literally.
    Ashleigh N. DeLuca, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Even the room, with its various plants and florals done up in towering arrangements, smells fresh and bright.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025
  • This smells strongly of rotten eggs.
    Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Could its detection on Venus mean there is life in its clouds, or is some inorganic chemistry, unknown on Earth, producing it?
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Early Sunday on the same sparsely populated peninsula, the Krasheninnikov volcano spewed white ash clouds into the sky for the first time in hundreds of years.
    Nik Popli, Time, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Reeks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reeks. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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