filthiness

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Noun
  • Higher courts often interpret whether cases fall under the protections of the First Amendment. Freedom of speech, including vulgarity, is common in such cases.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 16 June 2025
  • The juxtaposition of popular art’s messy vulgarity with the pristine aspirations of high art is surprisingly uninvolving.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • An earnest, has-a-costume-for-everything kind of guy, Daub is allergic to the greige and the dinge.
    Sandra Upson, Wired, 18 Jan. 2021
  • Dinges said the two crewmembers whose sleep remained steady -- even in the absence of conventional daylight -- were those who kept to a strict schedule and found other ways to control their biological clocks.
    Michael Nedelman, CNN, 1 June 2017
Noun
  • Prideaux depicts Gauguin’s ensuing poverty without romance—the cold, the filth, the food insecurity.
    Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
  • Mather meant moral filth, of course, but for the holistic Puritans—obsessed with clean bedclothes and linens, afraid of the body’s unruly leakiness, full of cleaner-than-thou contempt for their Indigenous neighbors—spiritual and physical hygiene were one.
    Andrew Kay, Harpers Magazine, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • Kemp then turned left on Monroe toward the protesters while yelling obscenities at the sergeant, according to prosecutors.
    Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
  • The dissolution of their ten-day relationship led Huda to an epic, many-hours-long crash-out involving a lot of weeping and screaming of obscenities.
    Shannon Keating, Vulture, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • The best cleansers for mature skin gently whisk away impurities, excess oil, and debris, all while flooding the skin with ingredients that tackle common concerns that reflect signs of aging.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 2 June 2025
  • This mineral-rich salt helps boost healthy cell activity, absorbs impurities and excess oil, and leaves skin feeling soft and balanced.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Filthiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filthiness. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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