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Recent Examples of stank
Matt Barrows, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Dolphins have stunk lately in weather like this.
—Greg Cote
january 1, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
Minnesota’s late-game offense stunk a year ago.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
The 49ers’ rushing attack stunk against the Seahawks last week.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Dolphins have stunk lately in weather like this.
—Greg Cote
january 1, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
Minnesota’s late-game offense stunk a year ago.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stank
Noun
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Watch for puddles, as plenty of snow is going to melt around the area.—
Bill Kelly,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Add additional soil, if needed, if settling has occurred or standing water puddles are still present.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The gangway between the tents opened up to a vast area of benches that reeked of wet dogs under the pressure of texturizing sprays, mousse, rollers, flat irons, and blow-dryers.—
Andrew Norman Wilson,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Ed’s uncle’s garage apartment reeked of must and jug wine.—
Nick Dothée,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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European leaders are also wary of ‘data gravity’—the risk of their secret sauce being sucked into global black-box models.—
Dave McCann,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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And some people are like, my dad sucked.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Jonathan Martin, a meteorologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been tracking the size of this cold pool, tracing it back to when such reliable data began in the 1940s.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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How to play Mega Millions Player can pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers — five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Mall).—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The officer smelled booze on his breath, according to a police report.—
Mason Leib,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Renee smelled of vodka and body odor, which reflected poorly on the entire office.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Stank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stank. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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