strong language

noun

: offensive words
The movie contains some strong language.

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This spooky and intense experience features nudity, violence and strong language, so leave the kids at home. John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025 Instagram will stop suggesting posts with strong language, risky stunts, or potentially harmful behavior, such as those with marijuana paraphernalia. PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025 Reality check required Last month, Mercedes CEO Ola Kaellenius joined other auto industry leaders using strong language to demand the EU’s CO2 plan be killed or diluted. Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025 The question is whether China will make good on the strong language, and lead by example without its world-power counterpart. Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 29 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for strong language

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“Strong language.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strong%20language. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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