stench

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Recent Examples of stench 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 Lincoln Creek runs along her backyard, which one neighbor said typically lies low but spread into houses and let off a stench. Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2025 The sour stench of the carcasses was a vulgarity almost too great to bear. Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025 Some items may make your stench less appetizing from a mosquito’s perspective, while others might enhance it. Caroline Tien, SELF, 14 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stench
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stench
Noun
  • The raw sewage rises to the surface, adding to the unbearable stink, which spreads and worsens with every passing day.
    Eli Sharabi, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
  • So, yes, sweat happens, but serious stink doesn’t have to.
    Carrie Bell, Outside, 17 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Carson Wentz‘s stat line didn’t reek of disaster in Sunday’s loss to Pittsburgh in Dublin.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The town itself is also undergoing a massive urban re-development initiative led by Quasartico — which definitely reeks of gentrification and will probably be nefarious in the long run.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025

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“Stench.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stench. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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