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
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
The big problem What few people talk about is that California stinks at attracting new residents from other states.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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
The big problem What few people talk about is that California stinks at attracting new residents from other states.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stinks
Noun
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Vulnerable, voiceless elders in Miami-Dade who are removed from their homes for their own good will likely wind up in the hands of an Adult Protective Services supervisor promoted to a position of unparalleled power despite the objections of family members and whistleblowing colleagues.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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More importantly, these objections assume a permanent ideological shift.—
Ravi Kumar S,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The air smells damp and jungly (in the best possible way) and is sweetened with a hint of frangipani.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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The store is small, independently run and smells oh-so good.—
Samantha Husted,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Keep your home spotless with the mini Bissell Little Green carpet cleaner and one of our favoritecordless vacuums, which easily sucks up pet hair and daily debris.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
31 Mar. 2026
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Kaulo living through The Immortal Man is sort of a surprise, because otherwise, this movie’s treatment of women sucks.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Despite numerous complaints to health inspectors from elderly people that Salmos 23 left them wanting the most basic necessities — like toilet paper — DCF chose it as a refuge over hundreds of other homes.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Deed theft is essentially when someone steals a house, often forging the paperwork, and data obtained by CBS News New York shows a 240% increase in complaints to the New York Attorney General's Office from 2023 to 2025.—
Tim McNicholas,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As of April 18, 2026, a total of 11 states will ban the use of credit checks in employment decisions as New York joins 10 other states and several jurisdictions, including Philadelphia and Chicago, that prohibit the practice, with some exceptions.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2026
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The lone exceptions are the two ModSquad senators from Michigan, Peters and Elissa Slotkin, who remain neutral.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2026
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