as in vulgar
depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society
a novel that does a good job of rendering the gutter language of that stratum of society
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Recent Examples of gutter
Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
But Anderson and Mike Conley, the other veteran whose exit from the Timberwolves was much shorter than Anderson’s, hold a special influence and place in this team’s rise from the NBA gutter to contender status.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Nerdwallet, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2024
The restaurant was unexceptional — plastic chairs, coarse tablecloths, low guttering candles — and perfect.
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2023
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Noun
Suggestions for this zone are to remove combustible items and vegetation; screen vents and fill gaps in or totally enclose eaves; and clear debris from a home’s roof, gutters and deck.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
But Anderson and Mike Conley, the other veteran whose exit from the Timberwolves was much shorter than Anderson’s, hold a special influence and place in this team’s rise from the NBA gutter to contender status.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
Branches that are weak or dead are the most vulnerable to high winds and can take out your roof or guttering on their way down.
—Nerdwallet, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2024
The restaurant was unexceptional — plastic chairs, coarse tablecloths, low guttering candles — and perfect.
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gutter
Adjective
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Lewd and vulgar language is banned.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Bauder admonished the crowd several times for being too noisy, and police removed a protester who yelled vulgar comments.—
Heather Hollingsworth,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The pig’s trough of the culture in the present time is not the location of my activity.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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As a shortwave trough sweeps through later in the day on Thursday, some rain will move in and bring a little relief to the region during the afternoon hours.—
Lissette Gonzalez,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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If reaching a safe shelter is not possible, either crouch down in your car and cover your head, or leave your vehicle and seek refuge in a low-lying area like a ditch or ravine.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Mar. 2026
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Haruki Murakami found fatally roasted in a ditch.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Indian hotelier Ashok Khanna founded the place as a response to epidemic stress levels, with a mission to rebalance holistically.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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Encode is led by Stanford University student Sneha Revanur, who founded the organization in 2020.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The emails were originally unearthed during a sweeping internal affairs investigation, which revealed in 2015 that Miami Beach officers had exchanged hundreds of racist, sexist and pornographic messages via their city email accounts.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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According to the criminal complaint, the victims told police that Meyers asked them to send nude photos or make pornographic videos.—
Ross Guidotti,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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To return to the Hangover reference, the event that Bagworm is headed to — circling it like water down a drain rather than an arrow to a bullseye — is a friend’s bachelor party in Vegas.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2026
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Ending the drain of city resources to the state will not just stabilize the city’s finances — but also help ensure that New York remains a place where Black families can put down roots.—
Cordell Cleare,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Stripped of the extra buttons, buckles, and belts that define a classic trench, the car coat is all about restraint and minimalism.—
Andrea Zendejas,
Vogue,
20 Mar. 2026
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There is so much context and so much being created in real-time, a depth of output that is terrifying, like floating over the Mariana trench.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Then he was put on waivers by the Utah Mammoth in September and dealt to Edmonton in December, his career still flux.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Teams can use real-time dashboards to highlight anomalies, flux analysis results or unexpected movements in accounts and to log all reviewer comments and actions in the system for a clean audit trail.—
Shagun Malhotra,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Gutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gutter. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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