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as in dirt
foul matter that mars the purity or cleanliness of something
the filth in the restaurant's kitchen was unbelievable
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as in grossness
the quality or state of being obscene
films full of filth and violence
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Recent Examples of filth
To ensure this filth doesn't reach the engine's internals, an air filter is installed after the air intake.
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Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 May 2026
Javadi isn’t the only one who can read her co-workers for absolute filth.
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Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
When Euphoria left us in 2022, Lexi (played by Maude Apatow) created havoc at the premiere of her play, exposing everyone's shenanigans by reading them for filth.
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Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
For example, milk can be contaminated by manure or environmental filth, infections of the udder such as mastitis or from surfaces during the milking process.
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Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 May 2026
Javadi isn’t the only one who can read her co-workers for absolute filth.
—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
When Euphoria left us in 2022, Lexi (played by Maude Apatow) created havoc at the premiere of her play, exposing everyone's shenanigans by reading them for filth.
—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
For example, milk can be contaminated by manure or environmental filth, infections of the udder such as mastitis or from surfaces during the milking process.
—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filth
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The first-ever Sacramento X Games wraps up Sunday, with final competitions in skateboard street and vert, and BMX street, park and dirt.
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How To Clean Your Microwave Using Lemon The acidic nature of lemon juice helps break down dirt and grime while also offering a fresh scent, so using a lemon to clean a microwave is an easy choice.
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All your Dad has to do is fill it and drink—the microfilter membrane will do the rest by removing chlorine odors, dirt, bacteria, and any other grossness floating around in there.
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There are no great surprises from here on out, though the sheer, lusty grossness of the fallout is occasionally startling.
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France played through the rain and muck to beat Iraq 3-0 behind two goals from Kylian Mbappé.
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People get mired in all kinds of muck and yuck by the slop on social media.
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Benoit delights in language as much as her heroine, weaving Regency-era slang throughout and appending a chapter-by-chapter glossary of vulgarities.
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On Monday night, that park seemed so far away as Knicks fans rained vulgarities down on Wembanyama and his teammates inside Madison Square Garden.
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While the heroine in this novel is fictional, readers will be drawn to this mystery set during WWII about codebreaking, and a Nazi threat on American soil.
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Since the founding of the modern Olympic Games in 1896, no Olympic event has ever been held on African soil.
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Jonathan Xavier Valdez, 36, of Blue Springs, faces charges of production of child obscenity involving multiple minors, according to a news release from Dave Ketchmark, a spokesperson for the United States Attorney’s Office Western District of Missouri.
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People throwing cigarette butts against the house, yelling obscenities, playing derogatory music.
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Untreated sewage is high in nitrogen and phosphorus.
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Chattahoochee Riverkeeper said the deaths were caused by a mixture of drought, sewage, and intense rainfall, CBS News reported at the time.
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That’s the dirtiness of rugs and pulling.
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For a young team learning to stick up for each other, Mangiapane brings a needed dirtiness to the Hawks.
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“Filth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filth. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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