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scent

noun as in smell, aroma

verb as in detect, smell

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By four minutes, the foul stench was gone, replaced by an "average burnt rubber" scent.

From BBC

In my kitchen, with the oven warm and the scent of baked apples in the air, fall arrives on its own terms.

From Salon

The tonka bean’s robust scent comes from the presence of coumarin, a naturally occurring organic compound that’s also found in Cassia cinnamon and some licorice roots.

From Salon

They are a similar colour to the soil, so require animal hunters to unearth them by tracing their strong scent.

From BBC

The moves in the long-term government bonds are a warning sign of bond sharks scenting some blood in the water.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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