smelled (of)

variants or chiefly British smelt (of)
past tense of smell (of)

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referred
Verb
  • The sheriff’s office referred that question to the Border Patrol, which did not immediately respond to the Herald.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The White House referred the Washington Examiner to the GSA when asked about Anthropic’s political connections.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Smelled (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smelled%20%28of%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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