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Recent Examples of stank
Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026 And after a decade without postseason play in town, few fans have been brave enough to suggest the team should have intentionally stunk again instead. —Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 14 Apr. 2026 Younger players either watched or didn’t improve as the Raiders stunk on ice. —Vic Tafur, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026 Dolphins have stunk lately in weather like this. —Greg Cote january 1, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
Verb
Nikola Jokic stunk in Game 3 on Thursday in Minneapolis. —Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026 And after a decade without postseason play in town, few fans have been brave enough to suggest the team should have intentionally stunk again instead. —Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 14 Apr. 2026 Younger players either watched or didn’t improve as the Raiders stunk on ice. —Vic Tafur, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026 Dolphins have stunk lately in weather like this. —Greg Cote january 1, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stank
Noun
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Steer clear of puddles - Driving into puddles or low areas of rainwater can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control.— KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2026
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Not a candy bar, but a candy puddle.— Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The gangway between the tents opened up to a vast area of benches that reeked of wet dogs under the pressure of texturizing sprays, mousse, rollers, flat irons, and blow-dryers.— Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
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Ed’s uncle’s garage apartment reeked of must and jug wine.— Nick Dothée, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Any passengers not knocked out during the chaos or sucked out into the sky are generally screaming and grabbing for oxygen masks while Captain Rich makes a futile announcement about the importance of not panicking.— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2026
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Being pulled away from her child felt like the air was being sucked out of her lungs.— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Empty bird baths, kiddie pools, buckets and plant saucers every few days.— Ryan Brennan April 30, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
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Amid all-white design, there were several pools, hot tubs, a zero-entry wavepool, a therapy bath, a winding fast-current channel, and even a high-speed waterslide or two.— Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Take that time at the 2021 Academy Awards when a reporter asked her what Brad Pitt smelled like.— Regina Kim, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2026
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Water began pouring into David Tahara’s North Park home Tuesday night around midnight, thanks to a late-breaking rainfall and a basement storm drain that smelled of sewage at certain points.— Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Stank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/stank. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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