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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bawdries
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Cocoa Beach police responded to Hill-Brodigan’s home that night after receiving multiple calls about the party, some of which said minors were seen walking toward the home through other peoples’ yards and yelled obscenities at them.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026 -
In one entry, the ghost of Lenny Bruce arrives, spelling out obscenities.—
Shannon Taggart,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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The jobs in question include teachers of foreign languages, such as French, Mandarin and Spanish, elementary physical education, social studies, English and language arts.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Like many young women of her generation, Lady Anne was educated at home by a governess and reportedly excelled at music and languages.—
Stephanie Bridger-Linning,
Vanity Fair,
17 Feb. 2026
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Because Stern's show aired on public radio at the time, the conversation may have addressed using profanities on-air.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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Sunday, the robber came up to a 23-year-old passenger on the train at the North/Clybourn station on the Near North Side, and yelled profanities at the passenger before punching him and taking his personal property, police said.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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The Big 12 fined Colorado $50,000 in September after football fans directed expletives and religious slurs at Mormons during a game against the Cougars in Boulder.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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O’Sullivan berated an on-site staff member while using more than a dozen expletives during a 47-second video of the incident.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Bawdries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bawdries. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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