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Recent Examples of dissolute Someone who knows someone who’s terribly dissolute, and knows it, and is witty and verbal enough to talk about it, is just a ball to write. Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 15 Mar. 2025 The Human Fear is their fantastic tribute to misspent youth and an even more dissolute adulthood. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2025 Imbert reminds us of social change and collapse via brief flashbacks to Pierre’s dissolute life before his fall. Armond White, National Review, 1 Nov. 2024 But as evidence of the miscarriage of justice gradually came to light — including the identity of the actual traitor, a dissolute nobleman named Ferdinand Walsin-Esterhazy — more people joined Dreyfus’ cause. Maurice Samuels / Made By History, TIME, 21 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for dissolute
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Adjective
  • Many of Trump's supporters dislike Zelensky, viewing him as corrupt and an obstacle to peace.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
  • Vote out the trustees enabling this corrupt culture.
    Amy Reichert, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • Shot on low-grade digital cameras that made every image look even more apocalyptic and degraded, the film remains utterly terrifying, boasting excellent supporting turns from Naomie Harris and Brendan Gleeson as Jim’s fellow survivors.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 20 June 2025
  • The good news is that General Mills is more than 60% of the way to achieving its goal of advancing regenerative agriculture—farming practices that regenerate degraded soil—on a million acres of land by 2030.
    Dave Levinthal, Fortune, 16 June 2025
Adjective
  • Alaska, Michigan, and Maine are among the latest states with paid sick or family leave laws on the books.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
  • Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards (Glen Powell) is convinced by the show’s charming but ruthless producer, Dan Killian (Josh Brolin), to enter the game as a last resort.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 1 July 2025

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“Dissolute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolute. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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