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Adjective
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The matchups with the Bears were mostly grimy, physical affairs that tested TCU’s mental and physical toughness.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2025 -
This, of course, has all spiraled into a wider fight over who’s responsible for the supposedly grimy scene.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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After being fired from SNL, Silverman scored a part playing a misunderstood filthy comedy writer on The Larry Sanders Show, Shandling’s classic send-up of the talk-show game.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
18 May 2025
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Who doesn’t rinse out (and ideally wash) a filthy blender filled with milky stuff?—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Several drivers were noted for racing in an unclean manner, which prompted NASCAR to address them.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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An employee didn’t wash his hands after handling unclean equipment and then handling food.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But maybe that’s the ultimate victory: By the end, Cruise and McQuarrie manage to wrestle back their magnum opus from the grubby little cyberpaws of the Lord of Lies.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
14 May 2025
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But watching a group of roughnecks on a rig in grubby overalls moving huge, long steel pipes, Dugan's smile begins to fade to a smirk.—
Kirk Siegler,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Farmers or middlemen also frequently adulterated milk, watering it down to stretch supplies—with impure water likely to introduce further pathogens—or adding toxic substances, like formaldehyde or chalk, meant to conceal spoilage or make milk appear whiter.—
Made by History,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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What was considered holy at one time was considered impure in other epochs.—
Isaac Bashevis Singer,
Harpers Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Angèle Angèle goes grungy with a leather coat and fishnet leggings with a black belt cinching her lavender look.—
Brendan Le,
People.com,
6 May 2025
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Along the way, the duo bicker, and bond, and encounter a host of interchangeable character actors who appear to have waited their entire career for the chance to appear in a grungy Western.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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Migrants in Libya are routinely arbitrarily detained and placed in squalid detention centers where they are subjected to extortion, abuse, rape and killings.—
Renata Brito,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
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The suit alleged that Evergreen failed to pay at least $3 million of vulnerable workers’ earned wages, illegally charged rent for squalid housing, and maintained a culture of fear and violence.—
Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Here are just a few of the ways seasoned travelers use a pillowcase on the go: Laundry bag: Keep sweaty clothes or dirty socks separate from the rest of your stuff—no need for plastic grocery bags or hotel laundry sacks.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
20 May 2025
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Airplane tray tables, seatbelt buckles and armrests are known to be among the dirtiest surfaces onboard.—
Isabelle Rodney,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
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“Gunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunky. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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