as in sinks
a place of great vice and corruption
over the decades the once-respectable neighborhood had become an urban cesspool
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sinks
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Oftentimes, researchers find everyday items within and around the wrecks, including dishes, bunkbeds, sinks, even a stove that make the seemingly frozen vessels under deep water alive once again.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
4 Nov. 2025 -
The chocolate sauce sinks to the bottom, and the blondie-like cake rises to the top.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Cesspools.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cesspools. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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