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as in obscene
depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society
he was thrown out of class for making a gross gesture
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as in plump
having an excess of body fat
a very gross cat trying to squeeze through a small opening in the fence
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as in crass
lacking in refinement or good taste
she haughtily refused to mix with what she called "the gross masses who are unappreciative of fine art"
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as in blatant
very noticeable especially for being incorrect or bad
a gross mistake that some proofreader should have caught
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as in disgusting
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
the little boy insisted that worms are gross
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as in to net
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Recent Examples of gross
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
With the transaction, Agility expects to raise more than $620 million in gross proceeds.
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Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 June 2026
Though grosses are at an all-time high, according to the Broadway League, the industry’s margins are, as always, razor-thin, particularly for musicals.
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Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
4 June 2026
Shindy Chen,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2026
The descriptions of dead bodies on the true crime podcasts gross me out, but to see it in person is something else entirely.
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Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Though the company’s overall game downloads have slowed, its gross revenue has largely increased every year since 2020, according to Appfigures data.
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Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
With the transaction, Agility expects to raise more than $620 million in gross proceeds.
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Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
Noun
The overall market collective gross for the weekend was $9.1 million, down from last week’s $11.9 million.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 June 2026
Though grosses are at an all-time high, according to the Broadway League, the industry’s margins are, as always, razor-thin, particularly for musicals.
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Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
4 June 2026
Verb
The dinners sold out in minutes and will gross roughly $4 million, according to a separate report.
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Shindy Chen,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2026
The descriptions of dead bodies on the true crime podcasts gross me out, but to see it in person is something else entirely.
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Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gross
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Counterculture Yippies would turn up at a 1970 Blood, Sweat & Tears show at Madison Square Garden, carrying obscene banners outside and dumping manure by the front gate.
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Yippies would turn up at a 1970 Blood, Sweat & Tears show at Madison Square Garden, carrying obscene banners outside and dumping manure by the front gate.
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That observation eventually led to the discovery of Pitera, the brand's now-iconic ferment; this sheet mask is absolutely drenched in it to nourish and plump skin with amino acids, vitamins, and minerals.
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Amazon shoppers say the $22 Kahi Wrinkle Bounce Multi-Balm leaves their skin hydrated and plump.
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Like a more crass, animated Seinfeld, Rocko deals with the mundanities and absurdities of daily life.
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With the games having kicked off, the sport has shown its ineffable power to supplant crass and capitalistic overreach.
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This shows a blatant disregard for the integrity of our borders.
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Specifically, DuckDuckGo’s AI feature seems to have gotten fooled by a game of telephone kicked off by internet pranksters and laundered into blatant misinformation on a leading search engine.
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French broadcaster French Pierron was under fire for calling childbirth 'a disgusting moment.
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How to make the moment scary but watchable, disgusting but entrancing?
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According to the city, the vouchers have a $55 value and they can be renewed five times for a total of six months in the program.
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In total, the proposal calls for 572 condominiums and 949 apartments, with at least 262 units set aside as affordable housing.
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During the pandemic, the company started supplying medical apparel to hospitals and schools, and the business took off, with revenue doubling in 2020, Beig said.
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Prosecutors say the aim of the plot was to permanently disrupt gas deliveries via the pipelines and prevent Russia from using the revenues from natural gas trading to finance its military operations.
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Mehta turned those circumstances into a hefty return, netting a package with two first-round picks, albeit ones that are likely to be late, and a second.
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Bedrooms painted in this rich shade are estimated to net an extra $2,277 in offer prices.
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“Gross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gross. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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