gunky

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Recent Examples of gunky But the gunky fascinations of the text remain intact. Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunky
Adjective
  • There's a feeling of instant gratification when turning grimy, dirty panes into crystal clear glass.
    Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
  • With customizable wash modes, this machine quietly and efficiently handles all the work of cleaning grimy bottles without soaking, scrubbing, or chapped hands.
    Nicole Kinning, Wired News, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The couple slept on a filthy mattress on the floor with their 4-year-old son, Stephano.
    Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The big comedy set pieces overwhelm Miller’s attempts at satire, but any movie that has Nicholson casually dropping filthy double (and single) entendres beneath arched eyebrows is worth a look.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Among them is the question of whether to use stained parts of the haversacks — possibly containing blood — on the straps’ reverse side, or to cut around them entirely.
    Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The stained glass traces a hierarchy from the current dean to the Crown and then to God.
    Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The in-use cutting boards at the make line were visibly unclean.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Court documents alleged unclean conditions, painful procedures without proper medication, and cramped living quarters for the animals.
    Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • But when a grubby circus impresario, Fulbert Freakfinder, arrives offering Stitch Head a starring role in his freak show, our hero is tempted by the promise of love and acceptance.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
  • When Ferrara was starting out, private investment in low-budget films was spurred by tax loopholes, a way for doctors, dentists, and racketeers to get rid of extra cash that would otherwise wind up in Uncle Sam’s grubby mitts.
    Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • France has Europe’s largest population of Muslims, over 6 million, for whom pigs are considered impure.
    Reuters, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Even the most natural parts of many women’s lives — such as menstruation, clothing or even breastfeeding — can be framed as being impure or as moral transgressions.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In August 2023, the airline apologized to two passengers who were escorted off a plane after refusing to sit in a soiled seat.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Health inspectors found two visibly soiled wiping cloths on the preparation table surface.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • With gruff vocals, intensely honest lyrics and compositions that range from messy alt-rock to grungy folk, Maeson's album, and captivating live show, brings listeners into his head and home.
    Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Probably some kind of grungy T-shirt and jeans.
    Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025

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“Gunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunky. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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