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as in stench
a strong unpleasant smell
a terrible reek coming from the garbage can
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Recent Examples of reek
Jared Moskowitz, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2024
Black hocks from a buck that has rutted for weeks reek the best.
—Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
These Bay Area cities and counties are getting $48 million to clear homeless camps
These 7 new California laws came from 1,000 bills Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed
Gov. Newsom signs lemon car reform law with a caveat to lawmakers
This bill reeked of French Laundry.
—Tom Philp, The Mercury News, 5 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Trump’s transactional, unreliable foreign policy impulses and his proclivity to bow to Iran’s paymaster, Putin, all reek of weakness.
—Jared Moskowitz, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2024
Black hocks from a buck that has rutted for weeks reek the best.
—Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
Verb
By Zoë Schlanger When delegates of the world gather in Baku, Azerbaijan, next week for the most important yearly meeting on climate change, their meetings will overlook a reeking lake, polluted by the oil fields on the other side.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
These Bay Area cities and counties are getting $48 million to clear homeless camps
These 7 new California laws came from 1,000 bills Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed
Gov. Newsom signs lemon car reform law with a caveat to lawmakers
This bill reeked of French Laundry.
—Tom Philp, The Mercury News, 5 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reek
Noun
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Sunday's 120-119 win over the New Orleans Pelicans didn't dispel the stench of the Boston Celtics' 9-7 funk.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Frankincense and myrrh are herbs burned to cover the stench of death.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2025
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Still, the broad outlines of a Trump-era deal are visible in the haze.—
David E. Sanger,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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Their tops, which may reach widely differing levels, sometimes emerge from a layer of haze or from a fairly continuous layer of cloud.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The demands of California’s agriculture and population growth have had severe consequences for native fish species since the early 20th century, with roughly 80% of previous populations of native salmon, trout, sturgeon and the delta smelt.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Jan. 2025
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There were concerns about the tiny delta smelt, which is seen as an indicator of the waterway’s health, as well as and chinook salmon and steelhead trout, which return annually from the Pacific to spawn in freshwater rivers.—
Amy Taxin,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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Initially, Dury's comet hunting venture began close to home in Somerset but heavy mist and fog covered the Mendip Hills, so Dury was forced to head elsewhere.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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Tomorrow through Sunday, onshore winds will return, which will raise the humidity for the Los Angeles area and bring in some coastal fog and clouds.—
Stephanie Fuerte,
NBC News,
16 Jan. 2025
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To try to calm the surface, the Caldwell dumped heavy black bunker oil into the water, but this did little except cover the Zaida and its crew in thick, stinking grease.—
David Wolman,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Jan. 2025
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Besides a skunk by any other name would still stink to high heaven.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
Noun
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This break in the clouds can be seen all over Portland.—
Tony Perrottet,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Jan. 2025
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At a time when photos, movie tickets and messages all live in the cloud, junk journaling creates a tactile record of one’s experiences.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN,
25 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Initially, Dury's comet hunting venture began close to home in Somerset but heavy mist and fog covered the Mendip Hills, so Dury was forced to head elsewhere.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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His fire sprinklers can work when homeowners aren’t present by soaking properties with a wall of water and mist using pool water.—
Stephanie Fuerte,
NBC News,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Reek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reek. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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