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Recent Examples of crudity Whatever the case, the density of his crudity and the planetary scale of his vanity have pulled a whole wobbling system entirely out of alignment and forced it into a chaotic new order; every satellite is now pinned into a decaying orbit around this collapsing star. David Roth, The New Republic, 27 Oct. 2020 Intelligent management of the pandemic was always going to involve restrictions, but the resort to the heavy-handed command-and-control of Cuomo and de Blasio showed few signs of intelligence and revealed a management style notable mainly for its crudity. Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 2 Oct. 2020 The crudity of superficial intimacy would make what goes on between them inconsequential. Marisa Silver, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2022 During scenes at the duke’s palace, Rigoletto’s sneering crudity barely masked his hatred for the court. New York Times, 2 Jan. 2022 See All Example Sentences for crudity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crudity
Noun
  • But research shows that confrontation and rudeness are NOT actually what makes these styles of leadership work.
    London Business School, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
  • Responding to rudeness with equal aggression often escalates the situation.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Eli doesn’t flinch at their graphic vulgarity but smiles warmly and appreciatively, as only John Goodman can smile.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 5 May 2025
  • His video streams are peppered with expletives, vulgarities and other language that many have disavowed in the name of political correctness.
    Jack Crosbie, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • And while producers could appeal the board’s obscenity rulings, most did not.
    Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Skinner’s name was becoming a kind of obscenity in certain pockets of the terraces.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025

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“Crudity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crudity. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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