as in fragrant
having a pleasant smell
a bowl of scented petals used to perfume a room
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as in perfumed
to fill or infuse with a pleasant odor or odor-releasing substance
fancy bars of soap scented with lavender
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as in sensed
to have a vague awareness of
he scented danger
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Recent Examples of scented
Rebecca Rose, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
Late spring, after threat of frost has passed Basil is another strong-scented plant.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026
Instead of poison, these traps usually use a peanut-butter-and-jelly-scented lure that is long-lasting.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 4 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Clouds were scudding across a September sky, and there was a briskness to the pine-scented air in Forte dei Marmi, a chic resort town on the Tuscan coast.
—Rebecca Rose, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
Late spring, after threat of frost has passed Basil is another strong-scented plant.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
Verb
This one has a burn time of up to 150 hours, and it’s scented with notes of pure lemon, vanilla, and sugar.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026
Instead of poison, these traps usually use a peanut-butter-and-jelly-scented lure that is long-lasting.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scented
Adjective
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Pollinators are attracted to its fragrant white flowers.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
17 May 2026
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In general, hostas with yellow foliage or fragrant flowers are the most sun tolerant.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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Each bite is perfumed with heady cinnamon, floral vanilla, and earthy ras el hanout.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 May 2026
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Besides, the involvement of lawyers, with their downtown office suites, perfumed the whole arrangement with an aroma of respectability.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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But Wednesday night, they were handed a harsh lesson from a true contender — one that smelled blood against a team that cowered and played scared to death from the 20-minute mark on.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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The air smelled faintly of lunch and feet.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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But as those stars retired and younger drivers arrived, Hamlin sensed something missing.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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When softball season resumed, head coach Kelly Inouye-Perez sensed that the sport that had once consumed so much of Grant’s emotional oxygen suddenly felt lighter in her arms.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Unlike many white rums that are heavily filtered to achieve a neutral profile, Monymusk White Overproof is crafted to preserve robust fermentation character and high aromatic intensity.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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For example, wildfires often release heavy metals like lead into the atmosphere, along with aromatic hydrocarbons and other pollutants.—
Joanna Thompson,
Space.com,
12 May 2026
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Each gin was anonymized before tasters sniffed and then sampled approximately a tablespoon, one after another, sometimes going back to retaste particularly complex entries.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 May 2026
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Jokic has never sniffed an All-Defensive Team as a center.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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Murphy, meanwhile, felt the combine was big for uncommitted players like Durkin.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Amar felt something more foreboding.—
Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Rather than burn tobacco, e-cigarettes heat up a liquid consisting of nicotine, flavorings and additives that are inhaled as vapor.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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They’re spread primarily when droppings, urine or saliva get kicked into the air and inhaled — such as when sweeping up mouse droppings.—
Allison Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2026
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“Scented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scented. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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