1
as in adult
dealing in or with explicitly sexual material
opposition to a pornographic bookstore opening in the neighborhood
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as in obscene
depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society
the store kept all of its pornographic DVDs locked up, thus ensuring that they would be accessible only to adults
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Recent Examples of pornographic
Being the mother of seven was useful, however, when the court debated in January whether there were workable alternatives to age verification requirements for pornographic websites.
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
As of state legislation passed in 2024, creating or distributing non-consensual pornographic deepfakes is a misdemeanor offense in Indiana.
—Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 5 Sep. 2025
Investigators said the pornographic material heightened concerns about the risks posed to federal systems.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Pete alleges Cooper also promoted a deepfake pornographic video of her.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Producing, selling, or disseminating pornographic material for profit is punishable by life in prison.
—Cnn Staff 20 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
Age verification for chatbots is the right line in the sand, affirming that exposure to pornographic, violent, and self-harm content is unacceptable for children.
—Annie Chestnut Tutor, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2025
Subscribe In particular, the legislation aims to prevent children from being exposed to pornographic content and material that promotes suicide, self-harm, eating disorders or abusive and hateful behaviour.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
The internet is cluttered with non-pornographic deepfakes aimed at mocking or humiliating Reese — many of which focus on fueling an online rivalry with Clark.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025
Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
As of state legislation passed in 2024, creating or distributing non-consensual pornographic deepfakes is a misdemeanor offense in Indiana.
—Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 5 Sep. 2025
Investigators said the pornographic material heightened concerns about the risks posed to federal systems.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Pete alleges Cooper also promoted a deepfake pornographic video of her.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Producing, selling, or disseminating pornographic material for profit is punishable by life in prison.
—Cnn Staff 20 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
Age verification for chatbots is the right line in the sand, affirming that exposure to pornographic, violent, and self-harm content is unacceptable for children.
—Annie Chestnut Tutor, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2025
Subscribe In particular, the legislation aims to prevent children from being exposed to pornographic content and material that promotes suicide, self-harm, eating disorders or abusive and hateful behaviour.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
The internet is cluttered with non-pornographic deepfakes aimed at mocking or humiliating Reese — many of which focus on fueling an online rivalry with Clark.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pornographic
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Polar Bear Encounters Before and After Regulations On Ocean Explorer, guests are quietly watching a sub-adult female from the two outer decks on the bow of the ship, which the captain is keeping 500 meters away from the bear.—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Why 'Shrinking' Is a Parents-Only Watch The themes, relationships, and conversations in this show are primarily adult in nature.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
27 Feb. 2025
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Clothing must not feature offensive language, obscene gestures/graphics, or nudity or clothing that does not sufficiently cover undergarments.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The store supplied her with bondage pants, kilts, and T-shirts printed with obscene illustrations.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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The back of the knee is a surprisingly erotic spot, sensitive to light touch and teasing.—
Essence,
Essence,
11 Sep. 2025
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To make peace, Replika reinstated the right to practice erotic role play, but only for legacy users who’d signed up before February, 2023.—
Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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The book is filled with vulgar pictures, with many faces blacked out, and messages both handwritten and typed from well-wishers for Epstein’s 50th birthday.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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The biopic is the vulgar but necessary tribute inherently populist cinema pays to more traditional, higher-brow art.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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This time around, fast-fashion brands, like Shein, are making homecoming dresses sexier to attract shoppers who don't want to look like their older sisters.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, a crop of fresh, fun, sexy, and most important, diverse reality dating shows began to eat The Bachelor’s lunch.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
10 Sep. 2025
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Jessica Post, who lives near Auburn and was sitting near the right field foul pole with her sister, Deanna Ritter of Roseville, was happy the A’s had put the flags to half-staff.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Then second baseman Máximo Acosta chased down the ball in foul territory and threw wildly past third.—
Steve Gorten,
Miami Herald,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The actress had previously teamed up with the company for a suggestive body wash commercial.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Like fall’s auburn leaves and bounty of crisp apples, checks, in all its iterations, kindle a cozy familiarity suggestive of the season.—
Andrea Zendejas,
Vogue,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Pornographic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pornographic. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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