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  • past tense form of smell.
  • past participle of smell.

smelled





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It was fall, and the entryway smelled aggressively of cinnamon brooms.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

"The lab smelled like a fish market," she says.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

“It smelled like a zoo here for three days,” Peter said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

For spouses Jennifer Kraus and Abigail Cruz, the plants smelled like rotten garbage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

The paper was soft and smelled like an old library.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova



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