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Recent Examples of leering
Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Were crude, leering, blunt; low-dive, bump-and-grind, tits-and-ass toilets.
—Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
At the gym, located in Garden Grove, Hansen says they were met with unwelcoming and leering stares before entering the facility.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Were crude, leering, blunt; low-dive, bump-and-grind, tits-and-ass toilets.
—Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leering
Adjective
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Prosecutors allege that Miller had two different types of lewd and lascivious physical contact with a victim between the ages of 3 and 10, according to the criminal complaint.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Apr. 2026
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The couple is back together in Arkansas after Joseph was released from custody on a $600,000 bond in Florida where he is charged with two counts of lewd and lascivious behavior.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Paging through seed catalogs and ogling rare varieties might become your new favorite pastime.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
11 Mar. 2026
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When the coach did something inappropriate or abusive—ogling them in the showers, leaving his hand on their backsides a count or two too long, rubbing their thigh on a car ride to their homes—they’d simply grin and bear it.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Once printed, less prurient versions of these portraits would be displayed below the marquee at the Teatro Maipo, like religious icons in a vending machine, on the street-level exterior of the venue.—
Bryan Barcena,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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Enter the more prurient, more indulgent, 77-minute Ænima.—
Jeremy D. Larson,
Pitchfork,
25 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Kilitch Healthcare had serious quality lapses, in which the facility was filthy, employees were barefoot on the manufacturing floor and the company fraudulently passed products that failed sterility tests.—
C. Michael White,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
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The movie doesn’t make this plot very clear, and is more concerned with the texture of this filthy world.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The incident was captured on the broadcast, and after the game, Duran explained that his obscene gesture was in response to a fan crossing the line.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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The most common crime investigated by the unit was the distribution of obscene material depicting minors, followed by elder abuse and rape.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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According to his community of accusers, Swalwell is irredeemably, thoroughly, and violently indecent.—
John Phillips,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2026
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This thing that brings us into the world can so quickly be deemed indecent.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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This material included thousands of pornographic deepfakes that Kamnik had generated using AI tools.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2026
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Police are investigating reports that Lake Zurich High School students used artificial intelligence to generate pornographic images of classmates, district officials said.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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This season will be the first in which players don’t share locker-room space with anyone who can afford the $49 monthly membership at Sachs Recreation Center in Deerfield.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Valanciunas has long been regarded as a jovial locker-room presence throughout the NBA, known for his sense of humor.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Leering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leering. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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