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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
Andy Jones, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
The campaign sees the baseball great tackling stink by partnering up with umpires by using Lysol Laundry Sanitizer.
—Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Zac Jackson, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
That defeats the whole — that's just making someone who stinks better.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Way worse players than him, would keep up a stink about their lack of playing time.
—Andy Jones, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
The campaign sees the baseball great tackling stink by partnering up with umpires by using Lysol Laundry Sanitizer.
—Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
The offense stinks and was last in the league in scoring in 2024.
—Zac Jackson, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
That defeats the whole — that's just making someone who stinks better.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stink
Noun
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For all the waxy stories of tournament winners overcoming this or proving that, so many others out there are in the stench.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Luckily, the experience trumped inhaling the intense stench, which eventually subsided.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
16 May 2025
Noun
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And an attorney representing local developers cited the law in objection to the county’s move to prevent thousands of new homes from being built beyond the county’s development boundary.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2025
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The defense objected to the response, and the judge sustained the objection, meaning the jury cannot consider his response as evidence.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
Verb
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While the fan airs out the vessel, boaters should smell for gas vapors, which are easily combustible, said Saltzburg, who posts boating safety videos on YouTube.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2025
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New York cannot afford to go down 3-0, but Indiana smells blood in the water.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 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
Noun
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This law has been in place since 2014 and applies statewide, with exceptions for roles where background checks are mandated by statute.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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This requirement effectively limits poll worker eligibility to U.S. citizens and excludes most noncitizens, with a few exceptions, such as high school students serving as student poll workers under supervision.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
Verb
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On a freezing afternoon in mid-February, the entire house reeked of nail-polish remover.—
Jordan Salama,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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The move reeked of desperation, as the Panthers aren’t the kind of team that is going to blow a multiple-goal lead in the postseason very often.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The complaint alleged the men locked O.C.G. in a room for several days and released him only after his sister paid a ransom.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 May 2025
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In 2023, 20 students suffered from the rare condition when they were made to do over 400 push-ups as punishment, according to the complaint.—
Kate Linderman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2025
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Kehoe, in response to a question from The Star on Tuesday, defended his decision to push the plan at the 11th-hour.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2025
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That’s partly because A.I. is a fractious and changing field, in which opinions differ; partly because so much of the latest A.I. research is proprietary and unpublished; and partly because there can be no firm answers to fundamentally speculative questions—only probabilities.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
27 May 2025
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“Stink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stink. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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