as in mustiness
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Noun
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Ashley stayed by his side through it all, past the altar and into the reunion, but the stench of the scandal never really dissipated.—
Charlotte Walsh,
Vulture,
5 May 2025 -
Members of the Swiss Guard became sick and even fainted as the stench traveled, according to reports.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Yet in all that crumbling concrete, there were stray weeds and flowers — the artists and thrill-seekers who grooved on the funk and the fear.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2025
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Chisholm, hindered by his distaste for cold weather, broke out of that funk with a home run on April 13.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Conor Heffernan, who lectures on the history of sports and fitness at Ulster University, in Ireland, said the current vogue for biohacking, and its protein boosterism, reeks of snake oil.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Here, again, is the kind of scenario that reeks of Moscow disinformation.—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Staleness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staleness. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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