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Adjective
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The Miami Heat know the sample size is scant, to a man in the aftermath of Saturday night’s putrid 123-99 loss to the Indiana Pacers noting that the game was only the team’s fourth out of 38 with all components of the primary rotation available.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Jan. 2026 -
The 49ers might have found themselves out of the underdog category if Nick Bosa and Fred Warner didn’t get hurt, but without them, this defense is putrid.—
Austin Mock,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Vermin, malodorous airs and other issues caused 14 Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach restaurants to fail inspection last week.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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Democrats are an eye-watering 26 points underwater while Republicans are a more mildly malodorous 11 points beneath the surface.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Pair it with chocolate desserts or even a stinky cheese like Camembert.—
Lanee Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Use a Small Dehumidifier Bathrooms often have higher moisture levels than other areas of the home, which can create mold, mildew, and musty, stinky odors.—
Kate Van Pelt,
The Spruce,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Four plays, 76 yards, in 25 stinking seconds.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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This is about a team with a top-10 payroll whose GM committed too stinking much of it to dogs that can’t, or won’t, pull the sled.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
22 Dec. 2019
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Citizens Energy customers should be on the lookout for a seasonal greeting from the gas and water utility this winter — with a card that is more fetid than festive.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
10 Dec. 2025
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From the fetid and overcrowded cells of the town’s migrant detention center, officers pick out a Sudanese man who had been arrested the day before.—
Mick Krever,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Empty your washing machine promptly at the end of every cycle to prevent bacteria growth and smelly odors from developing in your damp clothes, advises Palmer-Smith.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
4 Feb. 2026
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Remedies like vinegar and baking soda can be used once a month or whenever towels start to become stiff or smelly.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
25 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Having gone in the tank for Griffin, North Carolina’s highest courts are a noisome example of why partisanship ought to have no place in judicial selection.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
13 May 2025
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To question the sincerity of the president’s rhetoric—and that of his party—is not to dismiss the challenge posed by the various noisome currents of antidemocratic sentiment and behavior running through our politics like the effluence of overflowing sewers.—
Gerard Baker,
WSJ,
7 Nov. 2022
Adjective
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Spices lose flavor after a couple of years, and nuts or oils can go rancid in just months.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
4 Feb. 2026
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Use food-safe mineral oil for this step, not vegetable or olive oil, which can turn rancid.—
Lizzy Briskin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Stenchful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stenchful. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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