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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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Steer clear of puddles - Driving into puddles or low areas of rainwater can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Feb. 2026
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Some security guards, meanwhile, tried to steer folks away from the waste and blocked off some puddles with barriers.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Ed’s uncle’s garage apartment reeked of must and jug wine.—
Nick Dothée,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Even the goal of bringing Saleh back this past offseason reeked of desperation.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Kirby sucked it up and went back to work.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
24 Feb. 2026
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In a top-load washer, these might have gotten sucked into the agitator or spun out into the front panel of the machine.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Each ticket costs $5, and players may 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 Ball) - or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
28 Feb. 2026
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Then German football would make better use of its talent pool again.—
Philipp Lahm,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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And in January, the other man was arrested again, also on the Red Line, after officers smelled marijuana on a train car near 87th Street and arrested him for cannabis possession.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Sure enough, the wine smelled like a grove of cedars and carried hints of mushrooms, black earth, and the sea.—
Alex Halberstadt,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Stank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stank. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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