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Adjective
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Vince, a recovering addict with a scraggly beard, starts too grimy for the actor to capably sell.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
18 Sep. 2025 -
The rubber seal on your dishwasher, refrigerator, or washing machine can get pretty grimy.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Trying to expose the trafficking, abuse, and the filthy networks that protect the wealthy and powerful puts you in danger.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Unitree claims that the G1 is made to handle difficult, filthy, and repetitive jobs in a variety of settings, including at homes, factories, and hospitals.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Wood stained baseboards may need a gentler cleaning approach, such as Murphy’s Oil Soap, to protect the finish.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
19 Sep. 2025
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Most of the restaurant's decor is bright Coca Cola red, from stained glass lamps to old-school pinup posters, all with the Coca Cola logo.—
Endia Fontanez,
AZCentral.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Katadyn BeFree Water Filter Bottle Clean water is non-negotiable when exploring the backcountry—one sip of unclean water can have life-threatening consequences.—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Sep. 2025
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Suppose the Byzantine code comes back unclean.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Don Quixote is about refusing to see the world in its actual grubby reality; to rather gild it in the beauties of our own invention.—
Ed Simon
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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Still, unlacquered brass hardware gets very grubby over the years from countless fingers grabbing handles and pulls.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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France has Europe’s largest population of Muslims, over 6 million, for whom pigs are considered impure.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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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
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Health inspectors found two visibly soiled wiping cloths on the preparation table surface.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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But even with the most enthusiastic upcycling, so much fast fashion cannot be repurposed—discolored or torn polyester, or soiled underwear.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Fallon wondered of the gritty, grungy album.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
30 Sep. 2025
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The holes have cotton whiskers that add to the grungy look.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Gunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunky. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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