coarseness

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Recent Examples of coarseness There is plenty of coarseness in American arenas totally unrelated to MAGA or Trumpism, of course. Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2025 An alkaline compound, baking soda is a non-toxic cleaner with a coarseness that works wonders for scrubbing grime, removing difficult stains, and deodorizing stinky odors. Lauren David, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025 The coarseness of your grounds is determined by the width of the space between the two grinding burrs. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025 In particular, there’s a stunning coarseness and ugliness in the Republican Party today. Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coarseness
Noun
  • In fact, plenty of other things in your home surpass the toilet in terms of grossness.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Brain rot has become unavoidable, its grossness ubiquitous.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • But yes, Miss Manners agrees that his rudeness justifies your ignoring his comment.
    Judith Martin, Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2025
  • But Takaichi has taken the strongest stances, decrying the rudeness of foreign tourists and accusing them of abusing the famous deer in Nara.
    Arata Yamamoto, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Songs marked explicit mean their lyrics include swear words or other vulgarities.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The presence of these planes flying close to our Caribbean Sea is a vulgarity, a provocation, a threat to the security of the nation.
    John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Texans were penalized 15 yards for unnecessary roughness, and a few plays later, Seattle went up 14-0 on a 32-yard touchdown strike from Darnold to Cooper Kupp.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Officials flagged Raiders left tackle Stone Forsythe for an unnecessary roughness penalty on the play.
    Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There’s some rudeness, aggressive conversations, and crudeness, but nothing too over the top.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The Delhi High Court and, later, India’s Supreme Court eventually rejected calls for Husain’s summons and cleared him of obscenity charges, effectively quashing cases in other cities.
    Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • In September, he’d been convicted of indecent exposure (and using obscenities) after allegedly exposing himself during a Miami concert.
    David Kushner, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025

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“Coarseness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coarseness. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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