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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His home office is a narrow two-bedroom near an asphalt processing plant and a superfund site, both of which can be smelled with the windows open on a warm day.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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That’s sort of what this experience felt like — and, to be fair, the scholarly Zipper Hall at the Colburn School of Music has likely never smelled more of pot.—
Tim Greiving,
Los Angeles Times,
18 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
Adjective
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Your kitchen will smell absolutely delightful after preparing this aromatic dish.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
22 May 2026
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The taste difference is just as real: whole beans preserve their aromatic compounds for weeks, while ground coffee starts degrading within days of opening.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2026
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Technically, that wasn’t the very last image — the wormhole sucked up the whole theater, spit out a snow globe, and Benny, Colbert’s pet dog, sniffed the souvenir before being ushered onward by his owner — but when the lights went out on Broadway, that was that.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
22 May 2026
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On Monday, police officers were taking photos of the scene as a police dog sniffed the front yard of the home where Elijah Mayo died.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 May 2026
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What once felt unthinkable or despicable gradually becomes normal.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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Also, how the diners felt a few shades more bohemian than most Mayfair crowds.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 May 2026
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If inhaled at high levels, these fumes can aggravate a person’s lungs, causing coughing, wheezing and chest tightness.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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That show was based on the true story of the Corby poisonings, in which pregnant women inhaled toxic waste from a closed steel mill in England, leading to severe birth defects.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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“Scented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scented. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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