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reek
verb as in smell of; be characterized by
Example Sentences
Grand juries may not go along with prosecutions that reek of vengeance, and trial juries and judges are more likely to resist.
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.”
While Trump's inaccurate claims have gained traction among supporters on social media, crticis are saying that they reek of desperation.
However, this argument is harder won in the case of the Acklay, the Nexus, and the Reek, the three alien creatures Padme Amidala, Anakin Skywalker, and Obi-wan are made to square off against in an arena on the planet Geonosis after being captured at a droid factory.
Our identification with the reek — which looks vaguely like a tri-horned rhino with a ruddy-colored face — specifically grows as the scene progresses.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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