smack of
phrasal verb
smacked of; smacking of; smacks of
: to seem to contain or involve (something unpleasant)
That suggestion smacks of hypocrisy.
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Like many of the Bard’s plays, Twelfth Night absolutely smacks of gender.
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James Factora, Them., 28 May 2025
This smacks of the classic PR strategy of avoidance, which always works in a market like Chicago for a team like the Bears.
—Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 22 May 2025
His words smack of more raw bull than his testicle dinner.
—Charlotte Lytton, Time, 13 May 2025
But for the genre’s devotees, the bans smack of classism.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
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James Factora, Them., 28 May 2025
This smacks of the classic PR strategy of avoidance, which always works in a market like Chicago for a team like the Bears.
—Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 22 May 2025
His words smack of more raw bull than his testicle dinner.
—Charlotte Lytton, Time, 13 May 2025
But for the genre’s devotees, the bans smack of classism.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
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“Smack of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smack%20of. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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