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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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Professor Glen-Peter Ahlers, 71, was arrested in February after at least hundreds of pornographic photos and videos of children were found on his hard drive.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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The illicit chatbots allegedly produced pornographic images.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The post garnered nearly 200 comments, mostly calling the meme vulgar and indecent.—
Kaitlin McCallum,
Hartford Courant,
4 May 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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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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Inside, filthy soldiers press up against the wood.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
12 May 2026
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Baker said while Fike's immediate surroundings were filthy, a brand-new hospital bed, urinal and wheelchair were available at the home.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
7 May 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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Glamorous on the verge of vulgar, elegant yet unrestrained, and unmistakably luxurious.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
17 May 2026
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Aimed mainly toward men between 18 and 49 years old, hot talk mixed vulgar jokes with talk about pop culture and politics and often took political positions contrary to feminism and liberalism.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
13 May 2026
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But to our wonderful surprise, O’Hara is equally adept at slapstick hijinks, as the lustful ladies get sufficiently sozzled awaiting their mysterious beau.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
3 May 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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Directed by former YouTube filmmaker Curry Barker, the film opened at 2,615 North American theaters to gross about $16 million.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Meanwhile, the analyst expects Nvidia’s gross margin to be in line with expectations.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
17 May 2026
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“Fetishistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetishistic. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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