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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smell (of)
refer
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The Marion County Election Board believes that Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales violated state ethics code by using footage on government property in a campaign video, and is now referring the case to state investigators.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
6 Mar. 2026 -
The board alleges Becker has admitted routinely consuming an excessive amount of drugs and/or alcohol by at least 2022, the same year the board referred him to the Iowa Physician Health Program for confidential treatment.—
Clark Kauffman,
Iowa Capital Dispatch,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Smell (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smell%20%28of%29. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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