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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Since the rationalization for dropping the case was that this would allow Adams to support Trump’s immigration-law enforcement policies, the deal smacks of a quid pro quo in which the president seeks to maintain leverage over the mayor.
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The Editors, National Review, 21 Feb. 2025
This smacks of a profound lack of integrity, immeasurable hypocrisy and discarding his strong commitment to the well-being of vulnerable people in the rest of the world.
—Herald Readers, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2025
But his Republican critics contend that pardoning his son smacks of covering up wrongdoing and thwarting any future investigation of his son.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
This two-time silver medalist at the Great American Beer Festival (2017 and 2023) smacks of cocoa, dark plums and pumpernickel.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
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The Editors, National Review, 21 Feb. 2025
This smacks of a profound lack of integrity, immeasurable hypocrisy and discarding his strong commitment to the well-being of vulnerable people in the rest of the world.
—Herald Readers, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2025
But his Republican critics contend that pardoning his son smacks of covering up wrongdoing and thwarting any future investigation of his son.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
This two-time silver medalist at the Great American Beer Festival (2017 and 2023) smacks of cocoa, dark plums and pumpernickel.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Smack of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smack%20of. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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