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as in smell
the quality of a thing that makes it perceptible to the sense organs in the nose
dogs are able to detect scents that are far below the threshold detectable by the human nose
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as in to sense
to have a vague awareness of
he scented danger
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Recent Examples of scent
Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Fall came and brought the damp nights that hold scent well.
—Robert Easton, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
Austa Somvichian-Clausen, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025
It’s scented with notes of sage, lavender, spruce, pine, and oakmoss for a crisp yet refined fragrance that’s especially great for cool fall evenings.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The bath products are by Le Labo and feature a custom black tea scent enriched with vitamin E and aloe vera.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Fall came and brought the damp nights that hold scent well.
—Robert Easton, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
The AromaTech Air Stream allows users to recreate this experience in their own homes—a professional-grade HVAC diffuser, engineered to scent your entire space by way of central air.
—Austa Somvichian-Clausen, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025
It’s scented with notes of sage, lavender, spruce, pine, and oakmoss for a crisp yet refined fragrance that’s especially great for cool fall evenings.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scent
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Goth was previously featured as one of the faces of Prada’s La Femme fragrance, and has appeared in several Miu Miu campaigns, in addition to walking in the brand’s fall 2023 show.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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That’s where this fragrance-free, non-comedogenic and hypoallergenic collection — which was designed for all skin types — comes in.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
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But those effects don't explain the smell of candy (from a tragic story, explained on the website) and unexplained footsteps.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
21 Sep. 2025
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Researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden set out to test a long-standing assumption in sensory neuroscience – that taste and smell signals remain separate until they are integrated in higher brain regions such as the orbitofrontal cortex.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Hot and humid climates will soon be replaced by cool and crisp temps, Halloween paraphernalia will line department store shelves and the smell of pumpkin spice has already begun to perfume the air.—
Roshae Hemmings,
Miami Herald,
8 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
Verb
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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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Actors approach acting very differently, and so there’s always a sense at the beginning of sniffing each other out.—
Dana Feldman,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Dogs sense your body language and pheromones, so avoid projecting anxiety about their reaction to the baby.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Portuguese midfielder’s antenna had sensed that weakness may reside on that wing, and for good reason.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Welcome to this year’s Best of Beauty winners in the Scent category, a list that includes nine genre-defining fragrances, a solid perfume, two body mists, one delicious-smelling hair mist, two oils, and four home aromas.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The aromas of this wine - maraschino cherry, pink roses and sea breeze - are dazzling; there is great freshness, excellent complexity and significant persistence; enjoy this over the next three to five years.—
Tom Hyland,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Just be sure never to mix vinegar with hydrogen peroxide, which can cause a harmful toxic gas if inhaled.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
21 Sep. 2025
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In particular, inhaling Aspergillus fumigatus can cause serious lung problems, including invasive pulmonary aspergillosis, aspergilloma, allergic asthma, pneumonitis and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But the anger that left-leaning media critics felt is clearly gaining more traction with a broader swath of the Democratic Party — people who are opening their wallets and dedicating their time to consuming new and independent media.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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Sunderland, who played in total 65 minutes with 10 men after Reinildo Mandava’s first-half dismissal, celebrated a point that felt much larger.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Scent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scent. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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