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Recent Examples of foulmouthed
Norma is contrasted by her narcissistic, foulmouthed, crash-and-burn sister, Wanda, who has chosen Norma’s house as a rendezvous point with an old boyfriend … against Norma’s wishes, and for very underhanded reasons.
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Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 24 Oct. 2025
That’s the nature, for instance, of Daniel Radcliffe’s legendary foulmouthed appearance on Extras, or David Duchovny going full Basic Instinct on The Larry Sanders Show.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Modern American popular culture contains many jocular characters that resemble this folkloric bird, who is delightfully impervious to pain, from cartoon characters such as the Road Runner – an actual bird – to the foulmouthed, self-regenerating antihero Deadpool.
—Perin Gürel, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2025
The foulmouthed movie exec earned Barinholtz his first Emmy nomination, one of 23 for the hit series.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
The Daily Show host also issued a foulmouthed message to CBS after the network canceled The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
In the dark comedy, created by showrunner duo Brian Donovan and Ed Herro, Martindale plays a foulmouthed, no-nonsense maple farmer who becomes the felonious trio’s leader.
—Daniel Vaillancourt, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 24 Oct. 2025
That’s the nature, for instance, of Daniel Radcliffe’s legendary foulmouthed appearance on Extras, or David Duchovny going full Basic Instinct on The Larry Sanders Show.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Modern American popular culture contains many jocular characters that resemble this folkloric bird, who is delightfully impervious to pain, from cartoon characters such as the Road Runner – an actual bird – to the foulmouthed, self-regenerating antihero Deadpool.
—Perin Gürel, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2025
The foulmouthed movie exec earned Barinholtz his first Emmy nomination, one of 23 for the hit series.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
The Daily Show host also issued a foulmouthed message to CBS after the network canceled The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
In the dark comedy, created by showrunner duo Brian Donovan and Ed Herro, Martindale plays a foulmouthed, no-nonsense maple farmer who becomes the felonious trio’s leader.
—Daniel Vaillancourt, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foulmouthed
Adjective
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Kilitch Healthcare had serious quality lapses, in which the facility was filthy, employees were barefoot on the manufacturing floor and the company fraudulently passed products that failed sterility tests.—
C. Michael White,
The Conversation,
7 Apr. 2026
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Common areas are often filthy, and increasingly populated by drug users.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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One day, Dahlstrom made a vulgar joke in a lunchroom referencing oral sex and pubic hair, according to the employee.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
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Doncic claimed Bitadze directed a vulgar comment about Doncic’s family in Serbian toward the Lakers star guard.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Parents react in different ways, from telling their potty-mouthed offspring to stop, to explaining why this is a bad habit, to ignoring the behavior, or even enforcing consequences as a punishment.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
26 Jan. 2026
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Deadline revealed earlier this month that the company was suing Avalon after the British producer’s Spitting Image series on YouTube depicted Paddington Bear as a potty-mouthed podcast host.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The case also ties to an earlier incident on March 24, when police say Alexander approached a woman under the pretense of asking for directions while engaging in indecent behavior.—
Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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In May 2014, Caballero was convicted of a second-degree felony involving indecent contact with an 8-year-old female and was incarcerated, according to the Texas Public Sex Offender website.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Weapon violations dropped more than 13%, and crimes involving pornography or obscene material were down more than 23%, according to the report.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
8 Apr. 2026
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Do better, or consider hiring people who paint a vivid enough picture with words rather than having to lean on photographers who seem to have an obscene bloodlust.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The cast’s sole survivor is Jessica Hecht, who pours miraculous warmth and complexity into her faintly insulting role as Colleen, the head teller, a morally upright spinster goosed by her flirtation with Sonny and the spotlight.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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Drawing parallels between this unpopular war and World War II is ludicrous and insulting.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Twenty-six missed 3-pointers led to multiple chances for the Magic to grab offensive rebounds and get extra chances to score.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Apr. 2026
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Harvey had a productive rookie season, accumulating 12 total touchdowns and 896 offensive yards.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The nation and the world have long since become accustomed to Trump’s loutish behavior, coarse vocabulary and disrespect for the dignity of his office and America’s reputation.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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Didier—tall, blondish, and well fed—took a black iron pan having fairly high, curving sides, set it near the edge of the hot, flat metal cooktop, filled it halfway with coarse salt, and every so often shook it back and forth.—
Jeffrey Steingarten,
Vogue,
5 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Foulmouthed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foulmouthed. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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