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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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When your winter is essentially one never-ending polar vortex, your house is likely a smattering of salty puddles and footprints.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
6 Feb. 2026
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Only water when the top layer of soil is dry, and never let puddles sit in the saucer.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
1 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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With a single stroke of a pen, our Democratic communities were sucked back into a ruby red stronghold.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Feb. 2026
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That love affair quickly expired because the Giants simply sucked.—
Linda Perillo,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In one of the final shots of the movie, Cathy’s death — and that of her child — is apparent when a pool of blood begins to gather below her waist, dripping down onto the floor in a quite disturbing fashion.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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As the pool of qualified commercial drivers shrinks, the cost of transporting goods across the state will inevitably rise.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The ice had never smelled better.—
Jayson Jenks,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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From these tiny particles, scientists can determine how the objects may have smelled.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Stank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stank. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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