as in objections
a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent
many town residents raised an unholy stink about the proposal to increase taxes yet again
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Recent Examples of stinks
Miami Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
Which stinks, given not only the efforts of those involved but the stakes and organic jeopardy of Saturday.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
He was sacked six times by the Titans last week and won anyway because Tennessee stinks.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
When the offense stinks in London, the D bails them out.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
No one says anyone has to accept that the team stinks.
—Nick Suss, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Oct. 2025
Of all the questionable advice pinging around social media platforms, this one really stinks—literally.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
So, if the economy stinks, why is the stock market so delighted?
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Also, the palace stinks of humans.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
Also, because New Orleans stinks.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for stinks
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The investigation into the killing of a US citizen by an ICE agent in Minneapolis this week is being complicated by clashes between federal and local officials, with the FBI taking control over the objections of Governor Tim Walz.—
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Following multiple delays, Keir Starmer is set to approve plans for the biggest Chinese embassy in Europe, after MI5 and MI6 declined to raise formal objections.—
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Littered with luxury candles, the apartment smells as good as her.—
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Run them to remove moisture and smells after cooking or bathing.—
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Mostly, that’s because the song sucks.—
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Like if the snow sucks, at least the food can be great.—
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The retreat sparked criticism from other Democrats and spurred the filing of more than a dozen ethics complaints against Opportunity Caucus members.—
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That solicitation, the teachers argue, resulted in complaints of unethical conduct filed against them by their employers.—
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Smith maintained many of the gifts cited by Cannon fell under exceptions to the disclosure rules, including those governing charity event tickets and gifts for birthdays or holidays.—
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Under that order, the government required citizens to turn in their gold in exchange for paper currency, although there were exceptions for jewelry, certain rare coins and small amounts for industrial use.—
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“Stinks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stinks. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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