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
Josh Yohe, New York Times, 16 May 2026
Without change, tomorrow will be like today, and today stinks.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
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
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
Verb
Traffic stinks, and the prices are absurd, but the Hockey Hall of Fame is a must-visit.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 16 May 2026
Without change, tomorrow will be like today, and today stinks.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stinks
Noun
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Some members of the House have raised objections to provisions of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, in particular the ban on purchases by institutional investors.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
12 May 2026
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Neither country’s domestic politics raised objections from the EBU, which viewed the contest purely as a broadcasting exercise, not a method for political accountability.—
Steven Blum,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
Verb
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Think of the way the path smells ahead of you, think of the freedom the wind is blowing your way.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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If anything looks or smells suspicious, avoid taking risks and get rid of it.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 May 2026
Verb
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Just like a Slurpee cup with multiple straws, whoever sucks the hardest gets the most.—
Robert Knight,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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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
Noun
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Saum Poorsaleh, complaints triggered the internal affairs investigation.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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The massive data centers, warehouse-like buildings housing the computer servers and other infrastructure used to power AI, are at the center of steadily growing complaints from communities about energy bills, noise and environmental impacts.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
Noun
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With very few exceptions, an end was declared, not only to empires, but also to city-states, duchies, principalities, emirates, sultanates, caliphates, khanates, agencies, princely states, colonies, suzerains, dependencies, mandates, tributaries, condominia and protectorates.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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In the aggregate, there is a correlation between earlier picks and better outcomes, but exceptions abound.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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“Stinks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stinks. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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