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smell

[smel] / smɛl /






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Participants rated its smell as more pleasant than either dark chocolate or water, but the aroma did not significantly change their hunger or appetite.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

Even from outside the front door, medics detected the strong and distinct smell of a decomposing human body.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

“A neutral smell is the best,” he said, “because your nose is much different than my nose.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

“They go outside, they smell a bush, they look at some birds, they get to make a few choices on their own. You’re following their lead, and then you go back home.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

The smell was stronger now, coming in waves on the wind.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

From an early age, people repeatedly experience certain smells alongside eating.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

Another small gift—a favorite of Salima Boufelfel, a founder of vintage clothing stores in New York, Paris and Tucson, Ariz.—is Santa Maria Novella’s scented pomegranate, a terracotta vessel that smells like and resembles the fruit.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Brentford will play on the counter-attack here and Bournemouth will have a go at them, so this smells like a draw to me.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

This new wordmark smells like Le Labo’s Santal 33.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

The walls are white, the floors squeak, and everything smells like a mix of toxic cleaning products and sickness.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

The place supposedly smelled of cheddar for weeks afterward.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2026

The haze can be smelled even indoors in the city of about 700,000 people.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

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

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

At the time, the neighboring Chiquita Canyon landfill had never smelled worse.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

“Never smelled this in my trash, but hey, you learn something every night.”

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

As the state has relied heavily on its water, native fish such as Chinook salmon, steelhead trout and longfin smelt have declined.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

He and other environmental advocates say the voluntary deals struck by major water agencies would be disastrous for threatened and endangered fish, including salmon, steelhead, green sturgeon, longfin smelt and Delta smelt.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

Look no further than GameStop’s $56 billion bid for eBay, which is the equivalent of a smelt swallowing a whale.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

It was infested with rats and cockroaches, and smelt "nauseating".

From BBC Mar. 4, 2026

Constantin's restaurant smelt of herbs and spices and sour cream.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

Compared with both the water control and milk chocolate conditions, smelling dark chocolate was consistently associated with lower hunger, less desire and intention to eat, and greater feelings of fullness before exercise.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

Drivers who use air fresheners are just trying to keep their cars smelling good between passengers, says Chris Gerace, who’s been driving for Uber and Lyft for a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Experiencing it firsthand—walking through markets, smelling charcoal smoke and watching people cook—gave him a better understanding of how to build that depth of flavor into his own cooking.

From Salon Sep. 1, 2026

Winds and continued heat are still helping to fan the flames with some tourists reporting smelling acrid smoke like a "bonfire" far outside the affected areas.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

I saw another world up there, clean and fresh smelling, but with nothing to feed any of us.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff




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