acrid
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Winds and continued heat are still helping to fan the flames with some tourists reporting smelling acrid smoke like a "bonfire" far outside the affected areas.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Los Angeles was under a state of emergency Saturday as fire crews fought a days-long battle against a stubborn warehouse blaze that has filled the air with acrid black smoke.
From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026
AI is beginning to have that acrid smell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
In the 1960s and 1970s, he would be up before the sun to pack a thermos of coffee and a camp lunch in one saddle bag and an acrid, tar-like screwworm killer in the other.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Then a wisp of acrid smoke twisted upward in the air, the metal sizzled, and a jagged hole appeared.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
Vocabulary lists containing acrid
Lord of the Flies
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 8
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