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as in perfuming
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 sensing
to have a vague awareness of
he scented danger
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Recent Examples of scenting
Marin Humane offers an array of classes for you and your canine buddy, from basic obedience to scenting to agility.
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Lisa Bloch, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Nest New York is once again scenting the city for the holiday season.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025
Lisa Bloch, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Nest New York is once again scenting the city for the holiday season.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scenting
Verb
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The bread alone–flaky fougasse, perfuming the table with a luscious buttery scent—is worth the admission price.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
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Fortunately, that something can be as easy as spicing it with ginger, perfuming it with florals or smoke, or easier still and our favorite version, adding a grapefruit peel to the shaker tin before shaking on ice.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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How a mold sniffing dog works A dog’s sense of smell is anywhere from 1,000 to 100,000 times better than a human’s, according to VCA Animal Hospitals.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2026
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One of the newest mold sniffing dogs is Spore, who works for 1-800 Water Damage in North Dakota.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Lomax, sensing his happiness, forces its end, depriving Stoner of this brief joy.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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The research could accelerate efforts to commercialize chip-scale lidar systems across transportation, robotics, defense, and industrial sensing markets in the coming years.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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The entire tourism industry takes a hit when its postcard beaches are piled high with foul-smelling seaweed.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
11 May 2026
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When Squeeze showed his tongue, that was the reptile’s way of smelling beings around him.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
Verb
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Towns spoke openly about feeling lost in Brown’s system, and Brown called out Towns for poor effort.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
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Each person will then be given a level of risk, and a corresponding action plan, which will include a daily temperature check for 42 days and a daily assessment for any signs of feeling sick.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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Transmission risk Andes hantavirus is a rare infection in humans, and the vast majority of cases are acquired via exposure to rodents or inhaling particles from their droppings, urine, or bodily fluids.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
11 May 2026
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Who said what Hantavirus is a rare and deadly virus usually spread by inhaling rodent droppings, but the Andes strain found in the infected passengers can spread through close human contact, the World Health Organization said.—
Peter Weber,
TheWeek,
11 May 2026
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Dozens of armed federal agents and LAPD officers were seeing raiding several storefronts near the Alvarado corridor on Wednesday afternoon.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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Correa was on crutches and in a walking boot Wednesday morning at the ballpark after seeing a foot specialist.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Scenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scenting. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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