cesspools

plural of cesspool
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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  • One of the handwash sinks didn’t have any way for users to dry their hands.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Take control of moldy bathroom and kitchen surfaces by adding hydrogen peroxide directly to a spray bottle and spritzing showers, toilets, sinks, and other surfaces.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Cesspools.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cesspools. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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