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
Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
Or opt for the Oil Ceremony, where layers of delicately scented oils are massaged into the skin in a soothing ritual.
—Caitlin Gunther, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2025
Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
Lightly scented with notes of grapefruit, camellia flower, vanilla, and musk, the essence protects the hair from breakage and UV damage while reducing frizz.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Finally, adding plants or scented candles adds a warm, welcoming touch to a room.
—Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
Or opt for the Oil Ceremony, where layers of delicately scented oils are massaged into the skin in a soothing ritual.
—Caitlin Gunther, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2025
Verb
There are also early holiday favorites going for less, like this balsam and cedar-scented Yankee Candle that’ll up the ante on festive ambiance, as well as a Lego poinsettia building set that doubles as decor.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
Lightly scented with notes of grapefruit, camellia flower, vanilla, and musk, the essence protects the hair from breakage and UV damage while reducing frizz.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scented
Adjective
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The real star, however, is its rice, a fragrant accompaniment simmered in chicken stock, ginger, garlic and pandan leaves.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
13 Jan. 2026
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The 56-room property, which sits on a sliver of prime cliff side real estate above the Bay of Positano, is a primitive Eden doused in fragrant flora and citrus trees.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Jan. 2026
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Savor the Spice Island with a visit to Belmont Estate, where cocoa tours and hands-on chocolate-making experiences are perfumed by acres of gardens planted with nutmeg and cinnamon.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Jan. 2026
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The goal is a box that stays fresher because waste is contained and removed efficiently, not because it’s perfumed into submission.—
Svetlana Khachiyan,
USA Today,
19 Dec. 2025
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For days, the violence escalated until the precinct was in flames, until Lake Street was burning, until the whole city smelled like smoke and tear gas and grief.—
Jennifer Brooks,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The building was packed from floor to ceiling with boxes and junk, and smelled strongly of cat urine.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
8 Jan. 2026
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James, now 4, was born in April 2021, and from the very beginning, Alyssa, 32, and her husband, John, sensed there was something special about him.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
2 Jan. 2026
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But by the mid-1930s, Soviet leaders sensed that people needed something to take the edge off in the dead of winter, a carnivalesque custom of the sort that Christmas once provided.—
Andrew Fedorov,
The Atlantic,
31 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The appeal of a head-clearing or aromatic essential oil is nothing new.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2026
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My trail instructed me to begin with a 10-minute session in the hot stone room, followed by a Kneipp walk, then time in the hydro pool, aromatic steam room, waterfall shower, bio sauna, and salt relaxation room, ending in the herbal tea room.—
Meaghan Kenny,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Jan. 2026
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Making his early exit as the second player murdered even more painful was the fact that Rob had correctly sniffed out that a murder in plain sight was happening.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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This is a team that would’ve never sniffed a title chance until the 12-team format arrived.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Other affected customers, like KHOU meteorologist Pat Calvin, noted how the sudden technological disconnect felt like the return of a bygone era.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
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The fun retro glasses seemed to rebel against gear that was getting as buttoned-up as the world, which has felt a bit heavier and more serious in the last five to ten years.—
Lily Ritter,
Outside,
14 Jan. 2026
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Football leans on tradition, providing convenient cover for the NFL’s lenient stance on smelling salts, ammonia crystals that players believe enhance performance when inhaled.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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When inhaled, these particles enter the lungs and can then pass into the bloodstream, increasing people’s risk of heart disease and decreasing lung function.—
Katelyn Richard,
The Conversation,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Scented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scented. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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