as in fragrant
having a pleasant smell
a bowl of scented petals used to perfume a room
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as in sensed
to have a vague awareness of
he scented danger
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Recent Examples of scented
Anne Marie Chaker, Time, 20 Sep. 2025
The retreat is made up of 60 villas—some with their own pools—found along winding lanes, made shady with towering palm trees and scented frangipani.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 25 Aug. 2025
As the temperature surged to two hundred degrees, Solórzano slammed a snowball scented with black pepper and juniper tar onto the rocks, filling the room with a gunpowdery musk, and waved furiously, darting up and down the sauna stairs, tossing his towel in an elegant plume of white.
—Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
The center employs a physician and a nurse practitioner who monitor women’s hormone levels, offers $2,000-a-session facial laser rejuvenation treatments, and a gym stocked with Rogue barbells and eucalyptus-scented towels.
—Anne Marie Chaker, Time, 20 Sep. 2025
The retreat is made up of 60 villas—some with their own pools—found along winding lanes, made shady with towering palm trees and scented frangipani.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
The lemon- and peppermint-scented scrub is infused with moisturizing ingredients, including coconut oil, sunflower seed oil, and shea butter, among others, and works especially well when followed by the brand’s Foot Balm.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 25 Aug. 2025
As the temperature surged to two hundred degrees, Solórzano slammed a snowball scented with black pepper and juniper tar onto the rocks, filling the room with a gunpowdery musk, and waved furiously, darting up and down the sauna stairs, tossing his towel in an elegant plume of white.
—Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scented
Adjective
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The shop is fragrant with sugar, while antlers and cowhides decorate its rustic interiors.—
Lauren Jones,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
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Next door, the open-air M Bar was perfect for sunset mocktails—fragrant with thyme, basil, orgeat, and fresh berries—or a craft cocktail, if that’s your thing.—
Lisa Greissinger,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The city was polished and perfumed, while our life outside it was raw and smelled of iron.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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At Shen House, once the lavish residence of Ming dynasty tycoon Shen Wansan, creaking floorboards and moon gates lead to quiet courtyards perfumed with jasmine—while silk threads shimmer in tiny shops, and calligraphers bend over scrolls lit by lantern glow.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Astro came up to Mars and immediately sniffed him and then started licking him.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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However, the dogs sniffed more frequently and longer when searching for the toy in the dark.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Chiefs put up 33, 34 and 35 points, all while Brown sensed an aura from the team across from him.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Darren Rizzi sensed trouble just before the fateful snap against Indianapolis.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
21 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Bolognese is the quintessential beef ragu consisting of ground beef, aromatic vegetables like onions, carrots, celery and herbs.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Stir in 2 teaspoons of the honey and the paprika, and cook, stirring constantly, until the nuts are toasted and aromatic, 30 to 60 seconds more.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Giants smelled blood in the water against a vulnerable Chargers offensive line.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The driver of a car that struck and killed a woman in Miami last week smelled like booze and had slurred speech, according to law enforcement officials.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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LaForest felt the urge herself.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Those who felt the quake are encouraged to report it through the USGS Felt Report form.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Medicines needing to be inhaled or smoked are prohibited unless in a prescribed inhaler.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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The fungus releases spores that rise into the air and can be inhaled, Thompson said.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Scented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scented. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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