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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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In this series, the two — who rose to fame as the hosts of What Not to Wear two decades ago — rewatch some of their favorite movies to break down the style choices that live in infamy.—
Hedy Phillips,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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That’s just one episode in this exhaustive five-hour docuseries, which covers Gacy’s early life through his death and infamy.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Apr. 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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Inevitably, our era’s political extremism and unpleasantness have grown aesthetically evident, perhaps most notably in the design of interiors and landscapes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 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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Since insurgents ousted former President Bashar Assad in December 2024, dozens of members of his security agencies that were blamed for atrocities during the conflict have been arrested.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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By compiling a vast database of this material and sharing it through impactful social videos, the project has reached millions, providing vital eyewitness testimonies and interactive resources to document the atrocities faced by the people of Gaza.—
Brande Victorian,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Though the fashion industry has phased out long-chain PFAS, such as perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)—a chemical known for accumulating in the environment and linked to potential health risks—many manufacturers now promote short-chain alternatives as safer options for water repellency.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
14 Apr. 2026
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It has been tested for durability, strength, stability and water repellency.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Dec. 2025
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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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While some recent sales have been sluggish — Susan Gutfreund’s 12,000-square-foot duplex listed for $120 million in 2016 and finally sold for $53 million three years later, that seems more a symptom of delusional pricing than undesirability.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
13 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Offensiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offensiveness. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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