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Recent Examples of skunky
Running along the trails that whipsaw through the oak forests of the Palo Alto hills, I was hit with a musky, skunky smell that made the hair on my neck stand up.
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Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
English ales were — and are — less bitter and skunky than modern American porters and ales thanks to different hops, Clark said.
—Leslie Shapiro, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
Real weed emits a complex combination of earthy, skunky, and sometimes fruity aromas.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 26 Aug. 2023
Some may gravitate towards the earthy and skunky smells associated with certain cannabis strains, while others may prefer the lighter and less pronounced scent profile offered by delta 8.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 Aug. 2023
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Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
English ales were — and are — less bitter and skunky than modern American porters and ales thanks to different hops, Clark said.
—Leslie Shapiro, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
Real weed emits a complex combination of earthy, skunky, and sometimes fruity aromas.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 26 Aug. 2023
Some may gravitate towards the earthy and skunky smells associated with certain cannabis strains, while others may prefer the lighter and less pronounced scent profile offered by delta 8.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skunky
Adjective
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They’re reanimated, pale, putrid corpses that are also seductive.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
14 Jan. 2025
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Nicotine is what gets people hooked on cigarettes, despite their health risks and putrid smell.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Public stations were expensive to maintain and quickly became dirty and malodorous.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Jan. 2025
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Each lawyer, then, in his or her own way, played a part in creating a caricature: Danny, the kid in a tough situation trying his best to do the right thing; Mr. Neely, that malodorous man with schizophrenia stoking passengers’ fears on the subway.—
Adam Iscoe,
The New Yorker,
9 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Before Brummell, the aristocracy dressed in rich, smelly materials; after, styles were adapted from military uniforms—think of the broad shoulders of a British pinstripe suit, for example.—
Gary Shteyngart,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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There’s nothing worse than getting out into the wilderness, away from society, and then hearing somebody one campsite over start up a loud, smelly gas generator.—
Boone Ashworth,
WIRED,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Davis was hardly the first to succumb to the lure of the corpse flower (not to be confused with Amorphophallus titanum, which has a giant phallic protrusion and also happens to smell like rancid meat and bear the nickname corpse flower).—
Hillary Rosner,
Discover Magazine,
10 Dec. 2013
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This research extends to the effects of pH and cooking temperature on meaty and species flavor, sweetness, barnyard, and rancid flavor in sheep-meat.—
ncbi rofl,
Discover Magazine,
3 Dec. 2010
Adjective
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From 120 beds in musty old quarters to 350 in new digs, those dorms have also come of age.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Feb. 2025
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Keep reading to find out what's causing that musty smell in your closet.—
Rabekah Henderson,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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With that said, things also appeared to get stale for Dallas, particularly on offense.—
Jon Machota,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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Eli Lilly on Thursday reminded investors that the best growth story in large-cap pharmaceuticals has hardly grown stale, sending shares to their highest levels since October.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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But its surface is very funky with some of the best color options with greens, yellows, reds and blues as options.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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The Bills’ last score with six minutes left — an exclamation point for the resounding win — had a funky movement.—
Jesse Newell,
Kansas City Star,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Fascinating and fetid, the Salton Sea in southern California lures me back, every year.—
Dennis Hinkamp,
The Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2025
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Only one of them has a fetish for the fetid stink of porta potties, but the other one has their weird kinks too.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Skunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skunky. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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