variants
or chiefly British smelt
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as in felt
to have a vague awareness of
I smell something fishy about this situation
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Recent Examples of smelled
Palm fronds riffled in the hot breeze as the sky darkened and the air smelled, mysteriously, of salad dressing.
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Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024
Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smelled
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The massive, winding fabric sculpture, stretching nearly 150 feet long, will be suspended from its roof, in all its crocheted, beaded, and felted glory, until October 31.Morgan Meier, Curbed, 12 June 2024
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The app offers workshops and classes on topics from grief to felting.Laura Trujillo, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
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Athena yelled over the sound of air being sucked out of the craft.Andy Swift, TVLine, 3 Oct. 2024
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These are essentially brief fictional stories that flush out the old AI’s background using contextual information sucked up during the training phase.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 3 Oct. 2024
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Human infections typically occur when the virus is inhaled or gets into the eyes, nose or mouth, and usually that is after prolonged exposure to infected birds, per the CDC.Christine Clarridge, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
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They are even found in the human body due to being inhaled, swallowed, and coming in contact with skin.Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 18 Oct. 2024
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The manager sensed this wasn’t just another meeting.Carlos Hoyos, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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Williams clearly sensed the unique way that animation can amplify certain emotions, illustrating abstract ideas with pop-art visuals.Peter Debruge, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
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But most are satisfied with the sounds of scraping, sawing, sanding, drilling and hammering.Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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As previously mentioned, there’s a scene in which a Weeknd gets sawed in half.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
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By offering Uber ride vouchers to pro-crypto, Democratic-leaning voters in New York, Crypto Rides ensures that voices advocating for innovation, consumer protection, and financial equity are heard at the polls.Tonya Evans, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Then David heard a shot ring out.Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Smelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smelled. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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