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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smell (of)
refer
Verb
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The White House referred the Washington Examiner to the GSA when asked about Anthropic’s political connections.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025 -
Beydoun referred the Free Press to her lawyer, Todd Flood, for comment.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Smell (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smell%20%28of%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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