staleness

noun

Definition of stalenessnext
as in mustiness

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  1. stench
  2. funk
  3. reek
Noun
  • Frankincense and myrrh are herbs burned to cover the stench of death.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The stench here is too fresh, and certainly no proud moment for the Hollywood establishment of stars and image makers who play a square game.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of stench
Noun
  • For their latest residency at City Winery, Midnight Sun will revisit the funk and soul sounds of the ’70s and ’80s.
    Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Recently, the team has escaped the funk but likely not enough to alter Drury’s deadline plans.
    Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of funk
Noun
  • That neither Katherine nor Owen is compelled to buy into the social contract of the residency is one of several reasons Lonely Planet reeks of a kind of evil not otherwise found in this year’s crop of age-gap romances.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Biden’s pardon is so broad it reeks of dishonesty and irresponsibility.
    Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of reek
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