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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smell (of)
refer
Verb
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The commission agreed there was evidence he had been tortured and referred his claim back to the same court that had sent him to prison.—
Omar Jimenez,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025 -
Council members, during a City Council meeting, can refer staff to place an item on a future agenda with the support of another council member.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Smell (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smell%20%28of%29. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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