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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smell (of)
refer
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The White House declined to comment on the judge’s ruling and referred all questions to the Justice Department, which didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026 -
Officer Allyx McCoy, a spokesperson for the Independence Police Department, referred a reporter to the city of Independence.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
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“Smell (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smell%20%28of%29. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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