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waft

verb as in carry

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People seem very upset about the idea that the government is spending money spraying bobcat pee on rats, but here’s the thing: There are many rodent studies that waft bobcat pee, cat hair, fox odor, and more at mice.

From Slate

The agency has said explicitly that the two companies’ promises of lower prices post-merger — and higher wages for the workers who don’t lose their jobs in the process — aren’t worth the breeze they waft in on.

So chants of “Lock Her Up” waft through the air without being tethered to facts or reality.

From Salon

Singaporean poet Hsien Min Toh's poem, Durians, opens by referring to the fruit's "unmistakeable waft: like garbage and onions and liquid petroleum gas all mixed in one".

From Salon

She skips down the pitch to skipper Nida Dar, it's a half-hearted waft and keeper Muneeba Ali does the rest.

From BBC

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

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