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as in stench
a strong unpleasant smell
the stink of burned plastic lingered in the kitchen for days after we accidentally melted a spatula on the stove
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as in objection
a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent
many town residents raised an unholy stink about the proposal to increase taxes yet again
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Recent Examples of stink
Kristin Canning, Wired News, 21 May 2025
Which drove home the point of how much losing stinks.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 May 2025
Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 8 May 2025
These large, flashy flowers—also known as titan arum—are famous for producing a pungent odor that stinks like rotting flesh.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
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Noun
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The DEET stink is still there, but the lotion formula feels more pleasant and less greasy to me than most sprays.
—Kristin Canning, Wired News, 21 May 2025
Which drove home the point of how much losing stinks.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 May 2025
Verb
But Okuyama and his colleagues managed to follow that stink to a beautiful set of discoveries.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 8 May 2025
These large, flashy flowers—also known as titan arum—are famous for producing a pungent odor that stinks like rotting flesh.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stink
Noun
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Officials reported finding cages of dead birds, a live cat and mice within the home, which also had a terrible stench.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2025
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Yet Darnold’s final two games with the Vikings — especially his rocky effort in their first-round playoff defeat to the Los Angeles Rams — left a stench that has endured throughout the offseason, even as Darnold signed a hefty free-agent deal with the Seattle Seahawks.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Generate three compelling arguments for this settlement amount, then anticipate the opposing counsel's three strongest objections.—
Kwame Christian Esq,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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If leaders moved ahead without altering the provisions, the measures could be challenged, requiring a 60-vote threshold to overcome objections.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Your armpits smell when the bacteria on your skin mix with the sweat your body produces.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
18 June 2025
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In a later shift, Oscar gets the shirt back and smells it in private, taking in the scent of Wilder now mixed with his own.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
17 June 2025
Verb
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That’s the fun thing for me, is there’s no reason the next one couldn’t suck back in and be a chamber piece again.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Sep. 2022
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Despite its appearance, the hummingbird’s tongue doesn't suck up nectar like a drinking straw.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
13 Jan. 2023
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Aside from the pandemic anomaly, the World Bank data also showed that only three exceptions to annual passenger growth occurred post-1980.—
Dana Dunne,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Federal contractors and in some cases subcontractors are an exception, as are a handful of states.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
Verb
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Audience members will have actual bathrooms instead of reeking Porta Potties.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
30 May 2025
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The streets reeked of the metallic smell of gunpowder, and the heavy smoke set Wanis coughing.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
Noun
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The Biden administration warned that would lead to a huge backlog of complaints and strain the government’s resources, should thousands of borrowers now have to present their cases in court, and would harm borrowers by forcing them to default on their loans in order to possibly get relief.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Officers responded to a burglary complaint about 7:30 a.m. Sunday, when employees at the city’s Parks and Recreation Department told cops someone was stuck in the chimney of a building in Rockwell Park, Bristol Police Lt. Desmond Wilson said.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
23 June 2025
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While Vance was taking questions, a reporter referenced Padilla's removal from Noem's news conference.—
Sonam Sheth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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Morial said those questions are precisely why such groups are still needed.—
Deborah Barfield Berry,
USA Today,
20 June 2025
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“Stink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stink. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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