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
Plus, used camping gear or exercise equipment can develop a stench when sitting in a stuffy closet for too long.
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Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
There was seemingly a healthy respect between the players, like opposing superstars Virat Kohli and Babar Azam sharing a laugh in an enduring image, in what was a snapshot of the possibilities when the stench of politics is absent.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The same nauseating stench of rancid bodies.
—Seema Jilani
august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
More than two weeks after the party, Coleman’s mother, Cecelia, asked him to find the source of a stench at their greystone, also in the 900 block of West Garfield, records show.
—Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
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Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
There was seemingly a healthy respect between the players, like opposing superstars Virat Kohli and Babar Azam sharing a laugh in an enduring image, in what was a snapshot of the possibilities when the stench of politics is absent.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The same nauseating stench of rancid bodies.
—Seema Jilani
august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
More than two weeks after the party, Coleman’s mother, Cecelia, asked him to find the source of a stench at their greystone, also in the 900 block of West Garfield, records show.
—Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stench
Noun
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Follow our steps to clean the trash can liner, eliminating germs and the stink in the process.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
19 Oct. 2025
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The 'Jersey Shore' star gets real about parenting, stink checks, and what her nights out look like now.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The garden reeks of rotting figs.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Such rote, nakedly procedural appeals inherently reek of moral relativism to the extent they are not grounded at all in any substantive conception of good and bad, or right and wrong.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Stench.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stench. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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