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Recent Examples of offensiveness
During this period, Dhillon moved away from the Review’s gleeful offensiveness toward positions suggesting a more moderate conservatism.
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Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
The push came amid concerns about the offensiveness of the name.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2025
There was a Lynchian quality to the podcast, a fun-house-size absurdism that offset its overt offensiveness.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2025
Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
The push came amid concerns about the offensiveness of the name.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2025
There was a Lynchian quality to the podcast, a fun-house-size absurdism that offset its overt offensiveness.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for offensiveness
Noun
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Brianna seems to swing between two moods: intense enthusiasm, intense repugnance.—
Joyce Carol Oates,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
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In fact, the retort could lead people to dangerously belittle the scourge and repugnance of real anti-Semitism.—
Salam Fayyad,
Foreign Affairs,
20 June 2024
Noun
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From La Jolla prominence to national infamy Before the killings that made national headlines, Broderick appeared to embody affluent Southern California life.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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Before her rise to infamy in the late 1980s, Broderick appeared to be living the suburban dream.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Spock is this brilliant, arrogant, aloof-to-the-point-of-obnoxiousness genius.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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His loudness and obnoxiousness are personal liabilities that can become functional assets for the rest of the cast.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But mothers who’d hunted long for that title knew that this unpleasantness was welcome, embraced.—
‘Pemi Aguda,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
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But Israelis have managed to endure even the latest unpleasantness with characteristic resilience.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This plan is an atrocity deserving to be overturned — quickly.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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Sartre wrote the essay in 1944, as people around the world were learning the extent of the atrocities committed during the Holocaust.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Ridestore subjects materials to failure testing during both development and production, evaluating bond strength in laminated membranes, water-repellency performance and trim durability before materials move into manufacturing.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
6 May 2026
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It has been tested for durability, strength, stability and water repellency.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The undesirability of the undead state is inherent in the term itself.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 May 2026
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There are hyper-local gags about the Williamsburg bar Union Pool and the undesirability of living in the Financial District, and a creature known as Rat Pizza — like Pizza Rat in reverse.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Offensiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offensiveness. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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