as in curses
a disrespectful or indecent word or expression
unleashed a slew of expletives upon losing the tennis match
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Recent Examples of expletives
But when his streams became more reactionary, filled with outbursts, expletives, and certified crashouts over losing levels, subscribers flocked in.
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
He was also heard muttering expletives down the stretch, visibly battling the heat and pressure.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
Their female anime character companion removes clothing as a reward for positive engagement from users and responds with expletives if offended or rejected by users.
—Annie Chestnut Tutor, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2025
The 3-2 vote to remove Councilmember Iva Walton as mayor came during a nearly five-hour meeting that descended into chaos, with expletives and insults exchanged among council members, city staff and other attendees.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025
But if your finger or expletives lead to aggressive driving or violence, the road rage can lead to trouble with the law.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
And in a separate incident, another Jewish student who was also holding an Israeli flag said that they were harassed by protesters who yelled expletives at them.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2025
Dart could be seen dropping expletives on the sideline after his offense settled for a field goal and then the defense allowed a 58-yard Mitchell Trubisky completion to Tyrell Shavers against O’Donnell Fortune to set up a Buffalo field goal just before halftime.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2025
The videos showed Tay rapping, yelling expletives and showcasing her seemingly expensive lifestyle.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
He was also heard muttering expletives down the stretch, visibly battling the heat and pressure.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
Their female anime character companion removes clothing as a reward for positive engagement from users and responds with expletives if offended or rejected by users.
—Annie Chestnut Tutor, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2025
The 3-2 vote to remove Councilmember Iva Walton as mayor came during a nearly five-hour meeting that descended into chaos, with expletives and insults exchanged among council members, city staff and other attendees.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025
But if your finger or expletives lead to aggressive driving or violence, the road rage can lead to trouble with the law.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
And in a separate incident, another Jewish student who was also holding an Israeli flag said that they were harassed by protesters who yelled expletives at them.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2025
Dart could be seen dropping expletives on the sideline after his offense settled for a field goal and then the defense allowed a 58-yard Mitchell Trubisky completion to Tyrell Shavers against O’Donnell Fortune to set up a Buffalo field goal just before halftime.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2025
The videos showed Tay rapping, yelling expletives and showcasing her seemingly expensive lifestyle.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expletives
Noun
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As rocks and curses flew from the street, bullets spat from the middle window on the south side of the house.—
Neal Rubin,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Seth was given the job to create a list of curses and a list of clean words that Steve could shout.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Almánzar admitted the argument devolved into obscenities.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
2 Sep. 2025
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Almanzar then allegedly became upset, put her finger in Ellis’ face, yelled obscenities, scratched her face with her long nails and spit on her, Ellis testified.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Ada County Highway District said in a news release that in addition to profanities and inappropriate gestures, road-work crews have been subject to more dangerous driving behavior, including aggressive actions that have led to more police response — and even to criminal charges.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Sep. 2025
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He was seen screaming and shouting profanities as his cameraman attempted to calm him down.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Then there was the woman who was Speaker of the House and would walk around talking to herself, screaming out epithets to imaginary people.—
Larry David,
New Yorker,
28 Aug. 2025
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Terrell represented a Black teenager who’d been expelled from a Los Angeles high school for punching a white referee during a football game after the referee allegedly had directed racial epithets at him.—
Peter Elkind,
ProPublica,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Expletives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expletives. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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