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 stench of death in Sinjar was so overpowering that Holland had to stop talking on camera.
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John Blake, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
The whiff stench of insider trading is unmistakable.
—Nic Puckrin, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Liao said other business owners in the strip mall have never complained about the stench.
—Alys Martinez, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Scripted by Grace Glowicki and Ben Petrie (partners in life and in filmmaking), these words of seduction are music to the ears of a lonely Gravedigger (Glowicki), who has been formulating a perfume to cover up her corpse-like stench.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
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John Blake, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
The whiff stench of insider trading is unmistakable.
—Nic Puckrin, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Liao said other business owners in the strip mall have never complained about the stench.
—Alys Martinez, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Scripted by Grace Glowicki and Ben Petrie (partners in life and in filmmaking), these words of seduction are music to the ears of a lonely Gravedigger (Glowicki), who has been formulating a perfume to cover up her corpse-like stench.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 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 20 Apr. 2026.
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