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noun

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
This reeks of a comfortable team that looks quite content to be decent. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026 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 This dumb contest reeks of the clueless, insensitive ways of the past. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026 This isn't to say America doesn't have problems, or that both political parties aren't far too polarized – but this kind of negativity reeks of ignorance and hubris. — Nicole Russell, USA Today, 2 July 2026 And when the wind whips, the air reeks of a potent campfire — but no campers are around. — Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026 But their vapor trail of success reeks of arrogance and entitlement. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 19 May 2026 This week’s special legislative session reeks of imperialism. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reeks
  1. hazes
  2. stinks
  3. fogs
  4. smells
  5. clouds
Noun
  • This is a tiny amount, millions of times lower than the atmospheric pressure on Earth, resulting from Pluto's thin nitrogen atmosphere that also contains hazes made from organic molecules including methane and carbon monoxide.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Scientists believe seasonal winter clouds and hazes in the region may be limiting how atmospheric dust scatters sunlight there.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Definition of hazes
Verb
  • Now the skunk is saying somebody else stinks, though the smell does lead to Infantino and this FFE plan.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • Her stats are decent, but her attitude stinks.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Definition of stinks
Noun
  • And fogs are closer to us than clouds.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 31 May 2026
  • Over-the-counter pesticides and fogs will not do the job.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of fogs
Verb
  • And since management changed a decade ago, Ortega, 59, said pungent smells on days the plant operates have prevented him from going outside or opening the windows.
    — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, people may experience the memory as disconnected fragments of sensations, emotions, smells or images.
    — Michele Patterson Ford, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of smells
Noun
  • Video captured of the Ross Fire shows clouds of gray smoke billowing into the sky from the flames.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • On occasion, wildfire plumes can generate their own weather, making smoke-laden pyrocumulonimbus clouds, which can inject large amounts of particles into the stratosphere.
    — Michael A. Robinson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
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