filth

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Recent Examples of filth In all, 12 dogs were inside, 10 of them puppies and two mama dogs, all emaciated, all living in filth, all in a single home, the Nashville Humane Association said. Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025 Some of these people are ranting and raving, threatening violence against strangers or exhibiting tendencies to hurt themselves, others are quietly living in filth or unclothed or unshod in frigid temperatures. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025 For the last few weeks, my TikTok feed has been mired in country music filth. Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 14 Aug. 2025 Ultimately, as power slips away like a wet bar of soap, the filth that can no longer be cleansed ensures Richard’s satisfying demise. David John Chávez, Mercury News, 30 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for filth
Recent Examples of Synonyms for filth
Noun
  • Makeup, oils and dirt can quickly build up on the brushes — and on your skin.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Using too much detergent can lead to residue buildup in the towel fibers, which traps dirt and dulls the white color over time.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In fact, plenty of other things in your home surpass the toilet in terms of grossness.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Brain rot has become unavoidable, its grossness ubiquitous.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • McMillan looks like a future star Lost in the muck of the overall offensive performance against the Cardinals was McMillan.
    DIAMOND VENCES, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The study recommends strategic test areas of algicide and treatments to sequester nutrients after large-scale mechanical clearing of the muck.
    Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Many of the European players were subjected to dreadful abuse from the galleries, unprintable vulgarities and some deeply personal insults.
    Don Riddell, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Many of the racist, nativist vulgarities spoken out loud in Paul Thomas Anderson’s marvelous new film One Battle After Another evoke sentiments that, in our world, first fomented online.
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • On the other hand, overly wet soil can also impact flowering.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Gravel, clay, and sandy soils react very differently under sudden energy input, and the presence of water and air further alters behaviour.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Daniel's did address the town's request to upgrade sewage systems at the site with the support of a $189,000 investment from McCordsville.
    Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Israel would also have to restore humanitarian aid shipments and begin reconstruction of water, electricity and sewage infrastructure in Gaza.
    Brian Bennett, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Fans of the United States team took to hurling personal insults and obscenities toward the European golfers as the Americans fell behind in the scoring.
    Matt Moret, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • In addition to taking the guinea pigs, the perpetrators wrote obscenities and a racial slur on a whiteboard.
    Alexandra Hardle, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And at least one section became known for the bubbles produced by toxic sludge on its floor.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The Little Calumet, just blocks from where Steagall used to live, had shores like quicksand from all the toxic sludge and the Grand Calumet River was one of the most polluted bodies of water emptying into Lake Michigan.
    Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Filth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filth. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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