as in stink
a strong unpleasant smell
we finally discovered the dead rat that was causing the stench in the basement
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Recent Examples of stench
In addition to beach closures, Navy SEALs and recruits train near the toxic runoff and children and some elderly residents on the U.S. side of the border have gotten sick because of the stench from the runoff, said Desmond.
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Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The coop is empty and cavernous, the air still heavy with the stench of chicken waste.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2025
The Miami Herald reported that detainees are sleeping on cement floors amid the stench of body odor and raw sewage.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
Even wrapped in paper, the stench of the aptly named stinkhorn mushrooms was overpowering, but the woman stifled a laugh upon overhearing two other passengers gripe about the swarm of flies around them.
—Alla Katsnelson, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
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Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The coop is empty and cavernous, the air still heavy with the stench of chicken waste.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2025
The Miami Herald reported that detainees are sleeping on cement floors amid the stench of body odor and raw sewage.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
Even wrapped in paper, the stench of the aptly named stinkhorn mushrooms was overpowering, but the woman stifled a laugh upon overhearing two other passengers gripe about the swarm of flies around them.
—Alla Katsnelson, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stench
Noun
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What's surprising is that senior Republican lawmakers are also making a stink.—
Daniel R. DePetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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Rodriguez is teaming up with Lysol to champion the tireless work of sports officials and make one part of their job easier – tackling the stink of post-game laundry with Lysol Laundry Sanitizer.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Conor Heffernan, who lectures on the history of sports and fitness at Ulster University, in Ireland, said the current vogue for biohacking, and its protein boosterism, reeks of snake oil.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Here, again, is the kind of scenario that reeks of Moscow disinformation.—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Stench.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stench. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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