as in obscene
depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society
paintings of nude figures are artistic, not indecent
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Recent Examples of indecent
Officers cited her for indecent conduct.
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Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 5 Feb. 2026
She was arrested again this week on a new charge of indecent behavior with juveniles, KADN reported.
—Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Young has also been charged with voyeurism, possession of indecent images of children and possession of extreme images.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
Voyeurism, possession of indecent images of children and possession of extreme images are among the other charges filed against Young.
—CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
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Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 5 Feb. 2026
She was arrested again this week on a new charge of indecent behavior with juveniles, KADN reported.
—Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Young has also been charged with voyeurism, possession of indecent images of children and possession of extreme images.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
Voyeurism, possession of indecent images of children and possession of extreme images are among the other charges filed against Young.
—CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indecent
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And for a while, Chase was like spending kind of obscene amounts of money like recycling the metal and the thing.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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An investigation by the Bakersfield Police Department also led to separate charges citing Mays for possession of more than 600 images of youth or child pornography and distribution of obscene matter involving someone younger than 18.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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
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The employees also sent pornographic magazines with the husband’s name on them to a neighbor’s home and planned to break into the couple’s garage to install a GPS device on their car.—
Leah Willingham,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
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On Heavenly’s last record, released in 1996, their daydreamy idealism had become more vulgar and concrete, and the instrumental backing had adopted a Britpop punchiness to match; however, the album was released just after drummer Mathew Fletcher’s death, leading to Heavenly’s abrupt dissolution.—
Jude Noel,
Pitchfork,
4 Mar. 2026
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In 2024, another former WISN-AM radio host, Jay Weber, was suspended for two weeks after posting vulgar comments about Walz's then-17-year-old neurodivergent son, Gus.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Mascherano was then ejected in stoppage time after arguing a foul call against one of his players, earning a yellow card, then a second for continuing to protest.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Mar. 2026
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Senior guard Berkely Schneider made 6 of 8 foul shots, including four in the final minute, to finish with 10 points.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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But few teams bring a nastier one-two wallop than the Lakers, who kept the forward busy flitting back and forth between Dončić and LeBron James.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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The other, maybe more difficult half, is making sure the stuff is nasty enough.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Indecent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indecent. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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