as in objections
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 stinks
Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Glowicki stars as a lonely gravedigger who stinks of corpses.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
That stinks enough on its own, in a 68-team world.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The copper-mining industry has so polluted the town that its air stinks and its mountains are covered in black ash.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2026
In parts of Arizona, stinknet (Oncosiphon piluliferum) really stinks.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Mar. 2026
Sophisticated investors know that stinks.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
The idea of a college athlete who has played for three or four different universities stinks.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 22 Feb. 2026
He got canned because his team stinks.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
Verb
His eyes are healthy, although his vision stinks.
—Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Glowicki stars as a lonely gravedigger who stinks of corpses.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
That stinks enough on its own, in a 68-team world.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The copper-mining industry has so polluted the town that its air stinks and its mountains are covered in black ash.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2026
In parts of Arizona, stinknet (Oncosiphon piluliferum) really stinks.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Mar. 2026
Sophisticated investors know that stinks.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
The idea of a college athlete who has played for three or four different universities stinks.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 22 Feb. 2026
He got canned because his team stinks.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stinks
Noun
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Most School Board members had at least some objections to the cuts, but Adam Cervera was particularly critical, saying the cuts focused more rank-and-file employees than high-level leaders.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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Elliott had started self-distributing the film over objections from the distributor to wait.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Only one cardinal survived—smells like a snitch—and Urban was apparently disappointed by how little the other captive cardinals had screamed.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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After two days, bacteria can multiply to levels capable of making someone ill, even if the meat looks and smells fine.—
Anne Wolf,
Martha Stewart,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In Episode 2, Cassie dresses like a baby and sucks on a pacifier, which caused quite a stir online.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
21 Apr. 2026
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And the press just sucks it up like a Hoover Deluxe.—
Natalia Mittelstadt,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The company faced complaints about Apple Maps and abandoned an electric car project.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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The Chinese Communist Party is resurrecting one of its favorite complaints against the Japanese government, decrying officials’ routine visit to a shrine honoring dead soldiers of World War II.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There are, however, some exceptions—Michter’s 25 and Celebration Sour Mash (the latter is a blend of ages) push this boundary successfully.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
19 Apr. 2026
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The Agricultural Reserve needs a plan, not more exceptions.—
Mike Atchison,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Stinks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stinks. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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