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scents

NOUN

smell, aroma

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aura bouquet essence odor perfume spice whiff

STRONG

balm fragrance incense pheromone redolence tang track trail

Antonyms

WEAK

stench stink

VERB

detect, smell

Synonyms

STRONG

discern nose recognize sense sniff

WEAK

be on the track of be on the trail of get wind of nose out

Antonyms

STRONG

overlook

Example Sentences

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Along Main Street, the mingled scents of woodsmoke and apple pie drift from storefronts.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

In another exhibit, he trained an AI model on half a million scents and built a machine to push those scents into the gallery to create a totally immersive viewing experience.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

The scents “show up as sense fingerprints that allow us to differentiate even where they came from,” says Wiltschko.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

To investigate the source of mummy scents, researchers examined the air surrounding extremely small mummy fragments about the size of a peppercorn.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

Mixed up with the scents of Doc’s and Gran’s handmade potions, the whole place smelled like spice-filled woods after a hard rain.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce