as in passionate
having a strong sexual desire
the salacious Greek god Pan is generally portrayed as having the legs, horns, and ears of a goat
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Recent Examples of salacious
But his breakout work, The Floor Scrapers—daring in its perspective, vivid colors, and salacious subject of half-naked male laborers—was progressive enough to be denied by the Salon in 1875.
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Harry Seymour, Air Mail, 28 June 2025
But The Times reported that Depp became more animated when talking about his public battles with his ex-wife Amber Heard, which involved two messy, salacious court fights that focused on her physical abuse allegations and his excessive drinking.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 24 June 2025
Things are getting heated at the villa as Tim finally learns that his ex Jennifer has been spreading a salacious rumor about him at the retreat.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 7 June 2025
But because Truth Social is so small, Trump’s missives aren’t getting as much traction as Musk’s meme-heavy and salacious digs.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
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Harry Seymour, Air Mail, 28 June 2025
But The Times reported that Depp became more animated when talking about his public battles with his ex-wife Amber Heard, which involved two messy, salacious court fights that focused on her physical abuse allegations and his excessive drinking.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 24 June 2025
Things are getting heated at the villa as Tim finally learns that his ex Jennifer has been spreading a salacious rumor about him at the retreat.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 7 June 2025
But because Truth Social is so small, Trump’s missives aren’t getting as much traction as Musk’s meme-heavy and salacious digs.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salacious
Adjective
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Steenburgen is also a passionate advocate for increasing funding for the arts in schools across the country.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
30 July 2025
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LeBron James is one of the latest to join the long list of stars from other sports who are passionate about golf.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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Menu highlights include the hot honey chicken sandwich, loaded hot Nashville fries and classic hot tenders. Details: 8386 W. Thunderbird Road, Suite 103, Peoria.—
Endia Fontanez,
AZCentral.com,
22 July 2025
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According to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the two hottest days on record for Tennessee occurred less than two weeks apart in 1930.—
Joyce Orlando,
The Tennessean,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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Lopez has a conviction for lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 in Norwalk, California. 5.—
Brooke Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
25 July 2025
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Dance with a big, lascivious drag queen and post it.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
11 June 2025
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“Salacious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salacious. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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