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as in obscene
depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society
he was thrown out of class for making a gross gesture
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as in plump
having an excess of body fat
a very gross cat trying to squeeze through a small opening in the fence
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as in crass
lacking in refinement or good taste
she haughtily refused to mix with what she called "the gross masses who are unappreciative of fine art"
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as in blatant
very noticeable especially for being incorrect or bad
a gross mistake that some proofreader should have caught
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as in disgusting
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
the little boy insisted that worms are gross
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as in to net
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Recent Examples of gross
Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 June 2026
Anthropic already lowered its gross margin projection to 40% because of inference costs on Google and Amazon servers.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Brian Welk, IndieWire, 3 June 2026
The production hit its highest gross of $2 million Thanksgiving week, but in recent weeks has been bringing in under $900,000 with capacity around 70 percent.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 26 May 2026
Shindy Chen, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2026
The descriptions of dead bodies on the true crime podcasts gross me out, but to see it in person is something else entirely.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Lawless stars alongside Michael Johnston and Inde Navarrette in this summer’s horror sensation Obsession from Curry Barker, which has broken out as the top grosser in the history of Focus Features with over $234M worldwide to date.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 June 2026
Anthropic already lowered its gross margin projection to 40% because of inference costs on Google and Amazon servers.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Noun
That single-screen gross was good enough to lead all specialized films on IndieWire’s exclusive chart, via data from Comscore, in terms of per-screen-average.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 3 June 2026
The production hit its highest gross of $2 million Thanksgiving week, but in recent weeks has been bringing in under $900,000 with capacity around 70 percent.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 26 May 2026
Verb
The dinners sold out in minutes and will gross roughly $4 million, according to a separate report.
—Shindy Chen, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2026
The descriptions of dead bodies on the true crime podcasts gross me out, but to see it in person is something else entirely.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gross
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Friis Bach, who was then chairman of the Folketing’s secretive Foreign Policy Committee, was asked in early January to begin considering the obscene logistics of a mass evacuation of Greenland.—
Joshua Hunt,
Vanity Fair,
17 June 2026
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The amount of money spent on election campaigns is absolutely obscene.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 June 2026
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The abalone is plump and toothsome, yet still tender and accompanied by asparagus kissed by the fire.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
16 June 2026
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Post use, skin looks and feels more plump and less inflamed, with redness virtually gone and fine lines softened.—
Eva Thomas,
InStyle,
14 June 2026
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With the games having kicked off, the sport has shown its ineffable power to supplant crass and capitalistic overreach.—
Emily Olsen,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Boys and young men have always enjoyed the crassest of humor.—
Donie O'Sullivan,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
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Refs opted to disregard the blatant flagrant foul and the usually stoic Brunson erupted, chasing after the officials before turning on his heel in a fury and returning to the bench.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Nonetheless, the painting doesn’t have any blatant Nazi references.—
Margherita Bassi,
Popular Science,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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Get a room, this is disgusting!—
Daniela Avila,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
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And, to me, there’s nothing more disgusting than an airplane bathroom.—
Carita Rizzo,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Clark also played in her 13th game of the season, matching her total from last year during an injury-riddled campaign.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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The highest total as of Tuesday morning was just over 9 inches near Caldwell, Texas.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
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The Southeast Asia 500, like all of Fortune’s 500 lists, looks backward, ranking companies according to 2025 revenue.—
Andrew Staples,
Fortune,
16 June 2026
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Newsom doesn’t collect any real revenue from his podcast, but did report collecting more than $100,000 in publication fee and royalties last year for books he’s written.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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Livakovic made two more saves as Kane came close to netting a hat trick.—
Jim Barnes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 June 2026
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But passes to Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce netted 44 yards and gave Butker room for a 49-yard field goal that sent the game into overtime.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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“Gross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gross. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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