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Recent Examples of skunky
Running along the trails that whipsaw through the oak forests of the Palo Alto hills, I was hit with a musky, skunky smell that made the hair on my neck stand up.
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Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
English ales were — and are — less bitter and skunky than modern American porters and ales thanks to different hops, Clark said.
—Leslie Shapiro, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
Real weed emits a complex combination of earthy, skunky, and sometimes fruity aromas.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 26 Aug. 2023
Some may gravitate towards the earthy and skunky smells associated with certain cannabis strains, while others may prefer the lighter and less pronounced scent profile offered by delta 8.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 Aug. 2023
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Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
English ales were — and are — less bitter and skunky than modern American porters and ales thanks to different hops, Clark said.
—Leslie Shapiro, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
Real weed emits a complex combination of earthy, skunky, and sometimes fruity aromas.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 26 Aug. 2023
Some may gravitate towards the earthy and skunky smells associated with certain cannabis strains, while others may prefer the lighter and less pronounced scent profile offered by delta 8.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skunky
Adjective
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Most were painted in loud, garish colors — putrid green, neon yellow — unusual in contemporary painting.—
Adam Moss,
Vulture,
24 Feb. 2025
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They’re reanimated, pale, putrid corpses that are also seductive.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Public stations were expensive to maintain and quickly became dirty and malodorous.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Jan. 2025
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Each lawyer, then, in his or her own way, played a part in creating a caricature: Danny, the kid in a tough situation trying his best to do the right thing; Mr. Neely, that malodorous man with schizophrenia stoking passengers’ fears on the subway.—
Adam Iscoe,
The New Yorker,
9 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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If your plant’s roots or stems are mushy and smelly, your plant may be affected by root rot.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Dec. 2024
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Before Brummell, the aristocracy dressed in rich, smelly materials; after, styles were adapted from military uniforms—think of the broad shoulders of a British pinstripe suit, for example.—
Gary Shteyngart,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Davis was hardly the first to succumb to the lure of the corpse flower (not to be confused with Amorphophallus titanum, which has a giant phallic protrusion and also happens to smell like rancid meat and bear the nickname corpse flower).—
Hillary Rosner,
Discover Magazine,
10 Dec. 2013
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This research extends to the effects of pH and cooking temperature on meaty and species flavor, sweetness, barnyard, and rancid flavor in sheep-meat.—
ncbi rofl,
Discover Magazine,
3 Dec. 2010
Adjective
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These initiatives elicited predictable backlash from musty corners of the Internet, where it was said that D.E.I. radicals were promoting mediocrities and trashing the canon.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Other celebrities like Oprah, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Brooke Shields have also been reviving the sporty pants that have previously been reserved for workout classes and musty locker rooms.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
16 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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When people began filming their reactions, many complained about the stale taste and misshapen appearance of the cookies.—
Simone Melvin,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Instead, prosecutors sent a package to her home in Washington: a five-year-old box of stale Valentine’s Day chocolates from her desk in Room 1214.—
Emily Baumgaertner Nunn,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The sketch follows the aging but still funky women who buy red glasses.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Paia is agreeably funky, yet with polish, sort of your hippie dad roughly cleaned up to go for a job interview.—
Tom Bentley,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The most impressive aspect of Schlesinger’s film is its sense of place: the sunny, awesomely relaxed, fetid warmth captured by Conrad Hall’s sumptuous cinematography.—
Armond White,
National Review,
31 Jan. 2025
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Fascinating and fetid, the Salton Sea in southern California lures me back, every year.—
Dennis Hinkamp,
The Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Skunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skunky. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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