smacked (of)

past tense of smack (of)

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referred
Verb
  • France’s Directorate-General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control referred the matter to public prosecutors.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
  • There might be reasonable concerns over the potential for too many decisions on the pitch to be re-referred and reviewed by people sat in front of a television screen in an office.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Smacked (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smacked%20%28of%29. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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