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Recent Examples of fetor
The musty aroma didn’t supplant the fetor of failure and futility that hung in the air and along the corridors, like inert gases or the ghosts of the League of Nations.
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Alejandro Varela, Harper's magazine, 16 Sep. 2019
The fetor was historic, and writers pulled out the literary stops.
—Alexandra Mullen, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2017
Alejandro Varela, Harper's magazine, 16 Sep. 2019
The fetor was historic, and writers pulled out the literary stops.
—Alexandra Mullen, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetor
Noun
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In Goma, a city of two million, the stench of death and the sounds of sirens wafted over the streets for days.—
Guerchom Ndebo,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Balda posits that the stench of Fort Worth’s Stockyards, carried north by prevailing winds, also dissuaded any big migrations toward the county line.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The panel was assembled to determine changes in oral malodor resulting from dietary manipulation.—
Seriously Science,
Discover Magazine,
27 June 2014
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The malodor of halitosis usually results from the bacterial breakdown of amino acids in food debris, saliva, blood, and postnasal drip in the oral cavity.—
H Lee Kagan,
Discover Magazine,
13 Mar. 2011
Noun
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What else is going on Does your home reek of wildfire smoke?—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Having said that, on a site that reeks of 1995 in its online sophistication, both documents are downloadable.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Breaks my heart that Citizen King never became a bigger thing because their blend of hip-hop, new wave rock and funk lived in my CD player for a couple of summers in the early 2000s.—
Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
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The vibe: His sets lean into jazz, disco, Latin and funk, creating a high-energy atmosphere without the late-night commitment.—
Madalyn Mendoza,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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When Cher eventually won the trophy, her Best Actress competition Sally Kirkland (second row, seventh from right), who’s rocking a fuschia get-up, would notoriously be caught on-camera making a stink face at the envelope reveal, perhaps given high hopes by her surprise Golden Globe win for Anna.—
Zach Schonfeld,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2025
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When dirty, odor-emitting clothes are left on the floor or in the hamper for days on end, their stink will spread throughout your closet.—
Rabekah Henderson,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Fetor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetor. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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