as in scent
a strong-smelling substance used in perfume
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Recent Examples of musk
Eau Triple Komi Forest is a divine, woody, rainy, light pine musk.
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Tanya Akim, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
In this sparkling scent, the sleep-promoting note is wrapped in orange blossom, amber, cedar, and musk.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 13 Mar. 2025
Inside, notes of rose, jasmine, and a mineral-y musk combine into a scent that walks the line between feminine and masculine.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025
The abstract floral perfume settles into an earthy base of aged musk, roots, and—at the tail end—a whiff of black coffee.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 19 Mar. 2025
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Tanya Akim, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
In this sparkling scent, the sleep-promoting note is wrapped in orange blossom, amber, cedar, and musk.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 13 Mar. 2025
Inside, notes of rose, jasmine, and a mineral-y musk combine into a scent that walks the line between feminine and masculine.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025
The abstract floral perfume settles into an earthy base of aged musk, roots, and—at the tail end—a whiff of black coffee.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for musk
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Prouvost engage audiences in quantum fundamentals not through complex explanations of concepts like qubits, but through video and sound developed with a quantum computer, as well scent and sculptural elements reflecting quantum phenomena.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Bring them into your home, too — at least the scent of them with this Yankee Candle.—
Nicol Natale,
People.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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The iconic fragrance highlights the opulence of the Turkish rose as set against lush notes of amber, incense, and sandalwood.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Leading the way in the march, Aztec dancers purified the air with incense made by burning the resin of the copal trees.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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This travel set features five mini bottles of the TikTok-viral perfume, which has a warm floral-amber vibe to it.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
13 Apr. 2025
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Strong Odors Odors from products like perfumes, air fresheners, scented candles, paint, gasoline, and household cleaning products can trigger allergic asthma symptoms.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
7 Apr. 2025
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While many of its fragrances are available stateside, thanks to Nordstrom, one of the best is Cedre Superfluide.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
11 Apr. 2025
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Kylie Jenner’s Kylie Cosmetics (still majority-owned by Coty) is understood to have had success with its fragrances Cosmic Kylie Jenner Eau De Parfum and Cosmic 2.0.—
Kathryn Hopkins,
Footwear News,
8 Apr. 2025
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So, does this Instagrammer's post pass the sniff test?—
Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
9 Apr. 2025
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None of the others ever got a sniff from the Tigers, either.—
CJ Moore,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
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According to an arbitration ruling, executives feared that any whiff of negativity would be picked up by the South Korean media, and that bad publicity could empower a group of dissident shareholders.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2025
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Milne accompanied her husband — who died in 2015 — to a support group and caught a whiff of the inside of someone’s coat.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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But the smell of desperation is still palpable, Axios Closer author Nathan Bomey writes.—
Mike Allen,
Axios,
7 Apr. 2025
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This scent can be used to mask the smell of peppers as well as tomatoes.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2025
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In Childs Park, a neighborhood in South St. Petersburg, residents have complained for decades about a mysterious odor that comes and goes.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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On Tuesday, passengers were evacuated from an American Airlines jet in Georgia after a burning odor and smoke were reported in the cabin.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Musk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/musk. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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