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Recent Examples of indecently
Another alleged victim said she was indecently assaulted in London in 2004.
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Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indecently
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In December 2024, Lively filed her complaint with the California Civil Rights Department claiming Baldoni behaved inappropriately on set and coordinated a PR campaign with a crisis firm in an attempt to destroy her reputation.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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And one detail everyone is fixating on is Brooklyn Beckham’s claim that his mom, Victoria Beckham, danced inappropriately with him during his wedding to Nicola Peltz.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
22 Jan. 2026
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The movie vulgarly sexualizes youthful political ardor and, even more contemptibly, the very notion of racial justice.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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While the area can be unbearably hot in the summer and quite brisk in the winter, fall and spring are the best times of year to visit.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Jan. 2026
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As ever, Depardon films this necessarily private, almost unbearably intimate social procedure with curiosity, a profound feeling for the gravity of these fateful conversations, and a palpable sensitivity to the suspects in legal limbo.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2026
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The data doesn’t show how many Texans were automatically re-enrolled — and who might unenroll if their premiums rose intolerably.—
Sasha Richie,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Jan. 2026
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This picture book is immersive, evoking the itch of a sweater or the satisfying softness of a banana (as opposed to other intolerably crunchy snacks).—
Sara Rowe Mount,
Parents,
15 Oct. 2025
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But some predictions were off, like the supporting actress category, with neither Polymarket nor Kalshi predicting Oscar nominee Elle Fanning, while Polymarket bettors incorrectly projected Ariana Grande would get a nod,.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The platform automatically adds guardrails to those accounts, and adults who were incorrectly flagged can lift those restrictions by submitting a photo for visual age verification.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Logan, who comes across as an even more fervent Barry Pepper, is the most convincing of the actors left to sell characters who say and do reprehensibly offensive things but turn out to be decent people.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
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Don’t know about you, Sean Payton, but I’d be awfully tempted to run the dang ball Sunday.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
23 Jan. 2026
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Purdy runs for his life The Seahawks made things awfully difficult on quarterback Brock Purdy, who spent much of his night trying to avoid getting sacked by Seattle’s talented defensive front that was among the NFL’s best throughout the season.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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The movie seems keen to the now-ancient and passé concept of selling out, though not terribly interested in actually reviving or adopting Gen X’s principled superstition against it.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
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While Chris Pratt’s new sci-fi thriller, Mercy, is not shaping up to do terribly well at the box office, reviews are starting to come in during its opening weekend from both critics and fans.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Indecently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indecently. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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