as in fragrant
having a pleasant smell
a bowl of scented petals used to perfume a room
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as in sensed
to have a vague awareness of
he scented danger
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Recent Examples of scented
Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2024
And, besides smelling good, scented candles also instantly elevate your home’s decor.
—Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2024
Choose scented candles to make your home especially inviting—experts in the art of scent-scaping suggest deploying warm and spicy fragrances for living rooms.
—Ana Morales, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2024
Candle Accessories Know someone who, like me, already owns way too many candles, scented, tapered, food-shaped, and otherwise?
—Carina Finn, Bon Appétit, 10 Oct. 2024
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Treat a collector of scented candles to the gift of an extra-long burn.
—Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2024
And, besides smelling good, scented candles also instantly elevate your home’s decor.
—Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2024
Choose scented candles to make your home especially inviting—experts in the art of scent-scaping suggest deploying warm and spicy fragrances for living rooms.
—Ana Morales, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2024
Candle Accessories Know someone who, like me, already owns way too many candles, scented, tapered, food-shaped, and otherwise?
—Carina Finn, Bon Appétit, 10 Oct. 2024
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Add the bay leaf, cloves and marjoram, stir to combine and, when fragrant, about two minutes, add the stock.Claudia Alexander, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute, until the herbs are fragrant.Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
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The manager sensed this wasn’t just another meeting.Carlos Hoyos, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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In 2018, Bud Light sensed a rare marketing opportunity in Cleveland, where the sad-sack Hue Jackson Browns hadn't won a game since December 2016.Sam Allard, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
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Goodnow Farms Dark Chocolate The floral green Sichuan peppercorns in this velvety treat are more aromatic than numbing, highlighting the herbaceous Peruvian cacao.Megan Zhang, Saveur, 13 Nov. 2024
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The whiskey is vibrant and aromatic, with fresh, red fruit notes of cherries, raspberries, and cranberry aromas, reflecting the influence of the Russian River Pinot Noir casks.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The massive, winding fabric sculpture, stretching nearly 150 feet long, will be suspended from its roof, in all its crocheted, beaded, and felted glory, until October 31.Morgan Meier, Curbed, 12 June 2024
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The app offers workshops and classes on topics from grief to felting.Laura Trujillo, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
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Human infections typically occur when the virus is inhaled or gets into the eyes, nose or mouth, and usually that is after prolonged exposure to infected birds, per the CDC.Christine Clarridge, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
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They are even found in the human body due to being inhaled, swallowed, and coming in contact with skin.Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 18 Oct. 2024
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The state civil protection office said in a social media post that the blast was likely caused after smelting apparatus collapsed.Reuters, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
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At the Venice Film Festival, where The Brutalist premiered (and Corbet won the Silver Lion award for best director), sequences capturing the sounds and textures of industrial America—the clang of steel girders, the roar of a smelting furnace—drew audible gasps.Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2024
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But most are satisfied with the sounds of scraping, sawing, sanding, drilling and hammering.Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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As previously mentioned, there’s a scene in which a Weeknd gets sawed in half.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
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Investing in a franchise is often perceived as less of a financial risk than embarking on an independent enterprise, as well as offering the ability to be up and running and generating income relatively quickly.Fiona Simpson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Consistency is key to being perceived as reliable, trustworthy, polished and professional.Stacey Hanke, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Scented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scented. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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