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as in corruption
immoral conduct or practices harmful or offensive to society
the fraternity brothers indulged in shameless debauchery all weekend
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as in degradation
a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior
the minister decried what he called the debauchery of today's society
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as in sensuality
excessive pursuit of fleshly pleasures
a night of drinking and debauchery at the gentleman's club
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Recent Examples of debauchery
The ladies move closer to God through acts of disobedience, debauchery, and disgrace; by visiting seedy places and commingling with the disreputable.
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Nicole Flattery, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
And not unlike that earlier film, this one takes its tale of debauchery and rectitude and reconciles everything with a fiery third act.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
For rappers — household names and aspiring stars alike — strip clubs can be more than dens of debauchery, according to a new docuseries on Atlanta’s famed Magic City.
—Nick Duffy, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2025
The best place to get your fix is Peach Valley Café, the spot to do everything from debriefing on the prior night's debauchery to meeting your parents for a wholesome breakfast during their campus visit.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Nicole Flattery, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
And not unlike that earlier film, this one takes its tale of debauchery and rectitude and reconciles everything with a fiery third act.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
For rappers — household names and aspiring stars alike — strip clubs can be more than dens of debauchery, according to a new docuseries on Atlanta’s famed Magic City.
—Nick Duffy, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2025
The best place to get your fix is Peach Valley Café, the spot to do everything from debriefing on the prior night's debauchery to meeting your parents for a wholesome breakfast during their campus visit.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for debauchery
Noun
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Steeped in a culture of corruption, those who would take over from Maduro would continue to prioritize enriching themselves.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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Though Cheney was not personally named in litigation, Halliburton settled a Nigerian corruption complaint for $250 million.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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According to the new study, certain forms of iron oxyhydroxide nanominerals can catalyze the degradation of organophosphate esters (OPEs), chemical additives used in plastics as flame retardants and softeners.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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Housing materials in artistic practice are fitting for an environment that is constantly under simultaneous construction and degradation, with sea levels continuing to rise, potholes throughout the city and as our own infrastructure buckles under the weight of an ever growing population.—
Mario Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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For Trochopoulos, gravitating toward designs evocative of sensuality has always appealed to him.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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By contrast, Borghi limns a figure of comingled sensuality, threat and eventual poignance, without ever appearing to reach for effect.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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Even aside from Trump’s own enthusiastic personal immorality and impiety, his political style — the pugnacious smear artist and demagogic braggart — was the antithesis of what evangelicals had sought before.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
23 Sep. 2025
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Hank isn’t being accused of mere immorality, after all; he’s being accused of rape, which was also a crime back in Kierkegaard’s days.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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There’s no tragic backstory here, no traumatic childhood event that turned Murdaugh into a killer, no motivators past greed.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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This specific quiet theater of greed, luck, and deceit is likely over.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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The tragic death of the Sepulveda family patriarch calls his descendants back to Villa Sepulveda, a Spanish colonial manor in a coconut plantation; but a landslide traps the guests inside, transforming the funeral plans into a supernatural reckoning of sins.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Once, there were two sweet kids who came of age in the evangelical purity culture of the 1990’s, a world in which being LGBTQ+ or accepting anyone who was gay was seen as a sin that could send you straight to hell.—
Kelly Foster Lundquist,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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Here, Stamp is pitted against a smarmy California counterpart played by another counterculture screen legend — Peter Fonda, of Easy Rider fame — and both men show how much the optimistic hedonism of the ’60s has soured.—
Christina Newland,
Vulture,
22 Aug. 2025
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Dwarfing like a royal Turkish palace along the glittering shores of Belek—Regnum The Crown is a utopia of hedonism and millennial chic.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Previously, the movie ended on a grand wide shot of Hellhounds surrounding the house, symbolizing that Mia’s house was the new hub of evil like Norma’s house once was.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
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The series is technically a prequel to 2017's IT and 2019's IT Chapter Two, which were adapted from Stephen King's 1986 epic novel about Derry, Maine, a small town being terrorized by an ancient, child-devouring evil that surfaces every 27 years.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Debauchery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debauchery. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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