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or chiefly British smelt (of)
as in smacked (of)
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referred
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Villagran’s office referred all questions to the county’s public information officer.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
5 Dec. 2025 -
The Pentagon referred questions to the president’s office.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
4 Dec. 2025
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“Smelled (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smelled%20%28of%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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