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strong language

noun

: offensive words
The movie contains some strong language.

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More than one took exception to the tone of Ten Hag’s criticism, among them Diogo Dalot, who stood up to make an impassioned speech using strong language. Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025 In a separate incident, video footage from July 2021 surfaced, showing Porter using strong language toward a staff member during a video call. Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025 Using uncharacteristically strong language, Chair Jerome Powell pushed back hard on another cut in December for which markets had been assigning about a 90% probability of happening. Jeff Cox, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025 This spooky and intense experience features nudity, violence and strong language, so leave the kids at home. John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 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 30 Nov. 2025.

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