as in crass
lacking in refinement or good taste
our incult ancestors, who dwelt in rude huts
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Each project presented at MIA is picked with a genuine desire for these works to come to the fore, not by crass commercial considerations.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025 -
Free speech covers the jokes, the satire, the parodies—even the dumb, crass, or offensive ones.—
Lizz Winstead,
Time,
27 Sep. 2025
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A day before a shooter killed four people and set fire to a church in Michigan, students at a football game in Colorado chanted vulgar anti-Mormon slurs against the same religious organization.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Colorado has condemned a vulgar chant its fans directed at BYU during its football team’s 24-21 loss Saturday at Folsom Field.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Moreover, dogs may react negatively to a person's actions, especially if someone is rude or unfriendly, particularly toward their owner.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Angry and rude to their neighbors while fearing the end of the republic?—
David M. Drucker,
Twin Cities,
12 Oct. 2025
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The flu refers to an infection caused by any of the four types of influenza viruses A, B, C, and D, with influenza A and B causing the most common seasonal outbreaks in humans.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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Level 1 and Level 2 chargers are still the most common types of electric vehicle chargers in America.—
Charles Singh,
Nashville Tennessean,
9 Oct. 2025
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Add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse meal with some pea-size pieces remaining.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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The set comes with fine, medium, and coarse grinding plates; a food pusher; sausage stuffer tubes; and a cleaning brush.—
Mark Marino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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Arriving at freeway speeds is surprisingly quick considering the vehicle’s size and its nearly 6,000-pound gross weight.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
12 Oct. 2025
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Everything about it just looks gross and cold and gloopy.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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The plants in the kingdom were designed to convert crude oil directly into chemical products.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Yet for every tonne of biodiesel produced, over 220 pounds (100 kilograms) of crude glycerol is generated.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
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AccuWeather meteorologist Dan Pydynowski told that there could be be gusty winds, rough surf, coastal flooding and beach erosion this weekend into Monday—primarily along North Carolina’s Outer Banks northward into southern New England.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Leo, hired as their lead guitarist, had the right look—rough around the edges, with long dark hair and tanned skin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Incult.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incult. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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