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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smell (of)
refer
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The public defender’s office that represented Yang in his criminal case referred questions to federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of California.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025 -
Buckley officials confirmed Tuesday that Schur was a signals intelligence analyst at the base and was discharged in July, but declined to comment further and referred questions to Aurora police.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
18 June 2025
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“Smell (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smell%20%28of%29. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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