as in grossness
the quality or state of being obscene
the lewdness of the material on that website makes it inappropriate for children
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Noun
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Action rocks as Season 2 leans more into DCU absurdity and vulgarity.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025 -
Jude is an erudite man of the people whose hyper-literate intellectualism is only matched by his Chaucer-like vulgarity, and his work has long reveled in an impish fascination with the relationship between art, labor, and technology.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
11 Aug. 2025
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The appellate court ruled Friends of George's lacked standing to sue over the law as its performances would have artistic value and therefore not fall under the obscenity statute.—
Melissa Brown,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Eight years later, the magazine famously published nude photos of her, which was unheard of at the time, and Hugh Hefner was arrested on obscenity charges.—
Julie Tremaine,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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They are reportedly charged with disorderly conduct, public indecency/indecent exposure, and criminal trespass, according to Reuters, with a court date yet to be established.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
8 Aug. 2025
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Vega was convicted in 1999 in Brazos County, Texas, for indecency with a child, who was 12 at the time.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Hilal’s research group, for example, is developing electrically conductive reverse osmosis membranes that keep themselves clean by repelling salt ions and impurities.—
Vanessa Bates Ramirez,
Scientific American,
11 Aug. 2025
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To make coke, coal is baked in special ovens for hours at high temperatures to remove impurities that could otherwise weaken steel.—
Marc Levy,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Lewdness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lewdness. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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