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as in degradation
a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior
claimed that rap and rock music were responsible for the perversion of the nation's young people
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as in misuse
incorrect or improper use
if there's a hidden charge for the service, then that's a perversion of the word "free"
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Recent Examples of perversion
That's a perversion of the separation of powers and the role of an independent Justice Department.
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Ryan Lucas, NPR, 19 May 2025
This is a direct perversion of what’s supposed to be the apolitical branch.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2025
Remember, 2,800 men participated in this inhumane perversion.
—Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
These opposition movements shared one common goal: exposing the fallacies of the communist perversion of truth.
—Andrew Nagorski, Foreign Affairs, 30 Nov. 2012
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Ryan Lucas, NPR, 19 May 2025
This is a direct perversion of what’s supposed to be the apolitical branch.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2025
Remember, 2,800 men participated in this inhumane perversion.
—Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
These opposition movements shared one common goal: exposing the fallacies of the communist perversion of truth.
—Andrew Nagorski, Foreign Affairs, 30 Nov. 2012
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perversion
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That prospect creates tremendous angst among activists who worry about the degradation of storage canisters over time.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
5 Sep. 2025
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The research shows that the batteries generate heat under high-load conditions to counteract performance degradation, a finding intended to create more resilient energy storage systems.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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Sheen, 60, opens up about his misuse of drugs and alcohol which wreaked havoc on his health and career.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Much of the attention headed into Election Day was on Tiawana Brown’s quest to keep her seat amid a federal indictment over alleged misuse of COVID-19 relief funds and Marjorie Molina’s heated primary campaign.—
Mary Ramsey
Updated September 9,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Leading up to the protests, the hashtag #NepoBaby had been trending in the country, largely to criticize the extravagant lifestyles of local politicians' children and call out corruption, NPR previously reported.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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Apart from lifting the ban on social media, the protesters’ other demands included that the Prime Minister resign and that Nepal establish an independent watchdog body similar to an ombudsman to monitor corruption.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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The agents had been following leads from an anti-trafficking organization, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, that in 2015 had uncovered the abuses of harvesters at an onion farm near Vidalia.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
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California officials are trying to kill the fossil fuel industry in the state while simultaneously seeking a buyer for Valero Energy’s Benicia refinery near San Francisco, which is scheduled to close in April because the company no longer wants to deal with the abuse from Sacramento.—
Kerry Jackson,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Perversion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perversion. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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