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as in obesity
the condition of having an excess of body fat
the doctor warned that a high level of grossness is unhealthy
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as in vulgarity
the quality or state of being obscene
a movie of such indisputable grossness that people who thought that they had seen everything were proven wrong
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as in crassness
the quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste
the grossness of his table manners disgusted the other wedding guests
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Recent Examples of grossness
He is charged with open and lewd grossness.
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
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
Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grossness
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The share of very large firms covering GLP-1 drugs for obesity soared to 43% in 2025, up from 28% the prior year, according to KFF’s latest annual Employer Health Benefits Survey.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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Both Pfizer’s Bourla and Lilly’s Skovronsky said upcoming Medicare coverage of obesity drugs should also move the needle with coverage.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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The production is known for its humor as much as its vulgarity, and on Thursday night, the Out Front Theatre Company is raising the curtain on the off-Broadway production.—
Monique John,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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With its insistent, obsessive patter, not to mention its unrelenting commitment to in-your-face vulgarity, Sherman’s comedy is hardly for everyone.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2025
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Therefore, the outcome against Brentford carried even more weight in the context of the day’s earlier results.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The ones who are buying in are bullish enough to invoke the GLP-1 weight-loss drug boom.—
Ana Castelain,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Dissatisfaction isn’t rudeness or ingratitude.—
David Williamson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Jan. 2026
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Third, one rudeness does not justify another.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
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There’s some rudeness, aggressive conversations, and crudeness, but nothing too over the top.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
4 Aug. 2025
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The other funnymen of the time—Milton Berle with his lewd suggestiveness, Jackie Gleason with his baleful roar—did the same shtick over and over.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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What constitutes pass interference or unnecessary roughness can vary dramatically from one crew to another, and even from quarter to quarter within the same game.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, shea butter softens roughness and delivers a youthful glow.—
Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
17 Jan. 2026
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However, its effectiveness in thoroughly cleaning depends on the degree of dirtiness.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Dec. 2025
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This dirtiness is the crux of the matter for Sherman.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2025
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“Grossness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grossness. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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