explicitness

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Recent Examples of explicitness However, Swift's explicitness pales in comparison to the amount of profanity across the music industry, research shows. Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025 Evans’ gritty drama will undoubtedly turn off sensitive viewers given its explicitness. Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explicitness
Noun
  • This film took us on an unexpected journey through the hallucinating world of the rave dancers in the desert of Morocco, with the specificity of a journalist, and with all the sensual power of a filmmaker.
    Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The oddball specificity of this detail tickles me.
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
    Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
  • But the circular spending spree, paired with the industry’s eye-popping growth rates and the lack of clarity around the return on AI investments, has raised concerns that the AI market may be a bubble waiting to burst.
    Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The visual simplicity of mobile phone exchanges, personal photos and Fatma’s own images of her city and people, creates a sense of closeness and immediacy, drawing us into the daily reality of life under siege.
    Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
  • This luggage set from Wrangler is built for travelers who want function, durability and simplicity at a solid price.
    Nora Colomer may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025

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