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
The Internet is…the Internet, and soon Shah is facing escalating threats and disapproving media coverage, including a column by his ex (Ritu Arya’s Yasmin), arguing that a Pakistani-British man playing James Bond won’t erase the character’s neo-colonial stench, so why bother?
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 19 Mar. 2026
Here, mismatched buildings sprawl under the heavy stench of diesel and rising humidity.
—Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
In the meantime, the stench around the Canucks will linger.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
All around the Tivoli quarries, the air is heavy with the stench of sulfur and the constant pounding, clinking and cracking of giant jackhammers blasting ancient rock into pieces.
—ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 19 Mar. 2026
Here, mismatched buildings sprawl under the heavy stench of diesel and rising humidity.
—Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
In the meantime, the stench around the Canucks will linger.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
All around the Tivoli quarries, the air is heavy with the stench of sulfur and the constant pounding, clinking and cracking of giant jackhammers blasting ancient rock into pieces.
—ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stench
Noun
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The stink began long before the fermentation set in.—
Shindy Chen
March 13,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2026
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My small room seemed to be visibly clouded by the stink of my body and the stink of my superfluous thinking.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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It reeks of anti-Blackness, the idea that Ciara—a nurse, a model, a catch in all respects of the word—could be seen as just an experience to these men.—
Erica Campbell,
Glamour,
2 Apr. 2026
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Does your laundry room smell like mildew or reek of stinky socks?—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Stench.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stench. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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