1
as in dirt
foul matter that mars the purity or cleanliness of something
the filth in the restaurant's kitchen was unbelievable
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as in grossness
the quality or state of being obscene
films full of filth and violence
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Recent Examples of filth
Critters like mice, squirrels, birds and ants are keen on entering the shelters while humans wait on the sidewalk to avoid getting filth on the bottoms of their shoes.
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Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2026
Changing the name of a North Miami Beach restaurant didn’t change anything about its state inspection, including the rodents and filth.
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David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
To ensure this filth doesn't reach the engine's internals, an air filter is installed after the air intake.
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Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 May 2026
Javadi isn’t the only one who can read her co-workers for absolute filth.
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Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for filth
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2026
Changing the name of a North Miami Beach restaurant didn’t change anything about its state inspection, including the rodents and filth.
—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2026
To ensure this filth doesn't reach the engine's internals, an air filter is installed after the air intake.
—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 May 2026
Javadi isn’t the only one who can read her co-workers for absolute filth.
—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filth
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The first-ever Sacramento X Games wraps up Sunday, with final competitions in skateboard street and vert, and BMX street, park and dirt.
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How To Clean Your Microwave Using Lemon The acidic nature of lemon juice helps break down dirt and grime while also offering a fresh scent, so using a lemon to clean a microwave is an easy choice.
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All your Dad has to do is fill it and drink—the microfilter membrane will do the rest by removing chlorine odors, dirt, bacteria, and any other grossness floating around in there.
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There are no great surprises from here on out, though the sheer, lusty grossness of the fallout is occasionally startling.
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No wonder Yard Act realized music is the lifeline that just might pull us back out of the muck.
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France played through the rain and muck to beat Iraq 3-0 behind two goals from Kylian Mbappé.
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The once-vaunted values of public life are now reduced to the lower standards of private life—venality, vulgarity, rudeness, incontinence, and ignorance.
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Benoit delights in language as much as her heroine, weaving Regency-era slang throughout and appending a chapter-by-chapter glossary of vulgarities.
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However, in New England, silage corn harvest can extend to late October due to labor constraints, unfavorable soil conditions, and weather variability, which can substantially narrow the window for early cover crop establishment using these conventional drill-seeding methods.
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Carrots prefer deep, loose, fertile, loamy or sandy soil.
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Jonathan Xavier Valdez, 36, of Blue Springs, faces charges of production of child obscenity involving multiple minors, according to a news release from Dave Ketchmark, a spokesperson for the United States Attorney’s Office Western District of Missouri.
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People throwing cigarette butts against the house, yelling obscenities, playing derogatory music.
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This brings us to the point that while the project focused on coffee grounds, the technology can be applied to a wide range of high-moisture organic waste, including food waste, agricultural residues, and even sewage sludge.
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For parts of the Massachusetts North Shore, the fate of 4th of July swimming for beachgoers rests on the timeline of temporary pipes being installed to stop a wastewater sewage leak.
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That’s the dirtiness of rugs and pulling.
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For a young team learning to stick up for each other, Mangiapane brings a needed dirtiness to the Hawks.
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“Filth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filth. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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