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or chiefly British smelt (of)
as in smacked (of)
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referred
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The running game — to which offensive coordinator Matt Nagy referred as a quarterback’s best friend — finally joined the party.—
Kansas City Star,
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7 Oct. 2025 -
James referred the Brooks case to a special prosecutor, William Fitzpatrick, the longtime district attorney of Onondaga County.—
Jennifer Gonnerman,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Smelled (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smelled%20%28of%29. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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