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Recent Examples of offensiveness
There was a Lynchian quality to the podcast, a fun-house-size absurdism that offset its overt offensiveness.
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Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2025
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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But for all his infamy, Gein was simply a man.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Mets’ meltdown was a slow march to infamy.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Moreover, even when placed in packing bags, shoes (and even swimwear) can lend less-than-ideal stench to your luggage, and bar soap can help stave off the unpleasantness, so that every outfit feels freshly washed.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
10 July 2025
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According to a new case study in JAMA Dermatology, the woman presented to a dermatology clinic in Spain after three months of oral unpleasantness.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2025
Noun
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This led to the investigation of Gein’s farm that unearthed his atrocities, including Worden’s body being decapitated, flayed, and hung in his shed.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
4 Oct. 2025
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Did Ed Gein have a girlfriend, Adeline Watkins, who introduced him to World War II atrocities?—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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With fabrics that provide 4-way stretch, wicking, UPF protection and water repellency, the fall collection showcases Wrangler’s continued evolution into high-performance, functional apparel designed for the demands of diverse environments.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
31 July 2025
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Muzio was lead author of a 2024 study published in the Journal of Avian Biology, based on his PhD research, that reviewed water repellency in bird feathers.—
Ian Rose,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 June 2025
Noun
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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
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“Offensiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offensiveness. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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