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Recent Examples of fetishistic
Indeed, the first half of the film assumes the fetishistic edge of a humiliation ritual.
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Apr. 2026
Although the clothes were Medieval in inspiration, they were given a fetishistic twist with garter belts, fishnet stockings, and lacy bras.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
Yet somehow, none of these images come off as overdone or fetishistic.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 21 Nov. 2025
For Twigs, who has spent much of 2025 testing the limits of scale and fetishistic form, the stiletto reads as both archival and corrective — a pivot into sleekness at a show designed to reframe Ford’s legacy for a new era.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Apr. 2026
Although the clothes were Medieval in inspiration, they were given a fetishistic twist with garter belts, fishnet stockings, and lacy bras.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
Yet somehow, none of these images come off as overdone or fetishistic.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 21 Nov. 2025
For Twigs, who has spent much of 2025 testing the limits of scale and fetishistic form, the stiletto reads as both archival and corrective — a pivot into sleekness at a show designed to reframe Ford’s legacy for a new era.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetishistic
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The illicit chatbots allegedly produced pornographic images.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Pamela Martin, 44, and her boyfriend Christopher O’Kane, 41, both pleaded guilty in March to three counts of making an indecent image of a child, two counts of distributing an indecent image of a child, possession of an extreme pornographic image and publishing an obscene article.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Pamela Martin, 44, and her boyfriend Christopher O’Kane, 41, both pleaded guilty in March to three counts of making an indecent image of a child, two counts of distributing an indecent image of a child, possession of an extreme pornographic image and publishing an obscene article.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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Hosmer, whose criminal record dates back to 1974, was also previously convicted of second-degree home invasion, second-degree criminal conduct with a child under 13, breaking and entering with intent, and indecent liberties with a child.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Space exploration is a symbol of science at its most sophisticated, but the subject has always elicited a few prurient chuckles among civilians about what day-to-day life must really be like for the astronauts.—
Michael Tedder,
The Atlantic,
12 Apr. 2026
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Once printed, less prurient versions of these portraits would be displayed below the marquee at the Teatro Maipo, like religious icons in a vending machine, on the street-level exterior of the venue.—
Bryan Barcena,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Reach-in coolers that didn’t keep food safe from bacteria growth and utensils stored in filthy spots shut down a Miami restaurant after inspection last week.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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Stanley dealers were not in cutthroat competition for filthy lucre.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Levinson’s series has long trafficked as a kind of smutty after-school special, not unlike how Ryan Murphy delves into some of the nastiest gore imaginable and then chastises us for watching.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
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But is seeking such an escape a greater threat to authenticity than checking out by playing video games, watching sports, reading smutty novels or using drugs and alcohol?—
Adam Kadlac,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But demeaning our brand through association with vulgar demagogues is a losing strategy.—
Alma Hernandez,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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The word was considered so vulgar that it was left out of early dictionaries and was rarely printed, though Adams says people were certainly using it.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
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And, no doubt, women in the original 1920s audience presumably had comparable lustful desires as the pair on stage; this was hardly the only Coward comedy of its era to be used for foreplay.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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And, no doubt, women in the original 1920s audience presumably had comparable lustful desires as the pair on stage.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Sankar also noted that Seagate’s June quarter outlook implies a gross margin of about 50%.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
3 May 2026
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The average gross pay of nearly $95,000 for active employees includes overtime, which can be a large percentage of overall pay for some employees.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
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