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View definitions for reek

reek

noun as in strong odor

verb as in smell of; be characterized by

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Grand juries may not go along with prosecutions that reek of vengeance, and trial juries and judges are more likely to resist.

Maths and physics student Tobias Cannon, 19, who had travelled to Leeds from Manchester to go to work, told the BBC the bus station "reeks".

From BBC

"The entire film reeks of self-importance and a need to remind us all that those behind the camera are smarter than anyone in the audience," she said.

From BBC

The Trump campaign, which said Harris’ acts reek of desperation, faced flak for statements the former president made about using the military to deal with “the enemy from within.”

By Day 7, even with the backyard reeking like an industrial accident at a toothpaste factory, the tiny trio of terrorists was back in full force.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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