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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
Millions of children were watching and the lyrics were purely pornographic.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026
The startup has faced a global backlash over its Grok chatbot, which was allowed to generate nonconsensual pornographic images of women and children for weeks before the team stepped in to stop it.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
The speakers took questions from concerned parents, who asked about the use of artificial intelligence to create pornographic images — a growing threat on social media — and what law enforcement will do about trafficking as the World Cup approaches.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2026
Douglas Wiederhold, 42, who appeared as the male actor in 71 of the website’s pornographic videos, pleaded guilty in 2024 to a federal conspiracy charge for his involvement with the now-defunct site.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Because the women were all adults and the man who generated the pornographic deepfakes didn’t necessarily distribute them, no apparent crime was committed.
—Lola Murti, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
Smith, 50, also confessed to buying and possessing pornographic images of minors.
—Chris Dolmetsch, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
The dangers of some using modern technology to render false, realistic pornographic depictions of real individuals is just one of many concerns people are having in the age of artificial intelligence.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2026
The legislation would allow individuals whose likeness has been used by AI to generate pornographic photos and videos without their consent to sue those responsible for generating or disseminating the content for upward of $150,000.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 22 Jan. 2026
Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026
The startup has faced a global backlash over its Grok chatbot, which was allowed to generate nonconsensual pornographic images of women and children for weeks before the team stepped in to stop it.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
The speakers took questions from concerned parents, who asked about the use of artificial intelligence to create pornographic images — a growing threat on social media — and what law enforcement will do about trafficking as the World Cup approaches.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2026
Douglas Wiederhold, 42, who appeared as the male actor in 71 of the website’s pornographic videos, pleaded guilty in 2024 to a federal conspiracy charge for his involvement with the now-defunct site.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Because the women were all adults and the man who generated the pornographic deepfakes didn’t necessarily distribute them, no apparent crime was committed.
—Lola Murti, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
Smith, 50, also confessed to buying and possessing pornographic images of minors.
—Chris Dolmetsch, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
The dangers of some using modern technology to render false, realistic pornographic depictions of real individuals is just one of many concerns people are having in the age of artificial intelligence.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2026
The legislation would allow individuals whose likeness has been used by AI to generate pornographic photos and videos without their consent to sue those responsible for generating or disseminating the content for upward of $150,000.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pornographic
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For many readers and critics, the perception was that Mansfield was almost writing children’s fiction, since most of her stories are deceptively easy to read, although her themes are entirely adult in both form and content.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Dec. 2025
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Justin Vernon’s midwestern charm and pliable falsetto has always endeared him to indie-rock dads raised on Michael McDonald, but starting a family himself between Bon Iver projects turned this year’s Sable, Fable into a deep examination of the fatherly adult contemporary figure in popular music.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
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His night ended amid a storm of laughing students and obscene gestures.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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However, that approach might convince possible free agent targets (say Green’s Bay’s Malik Willis) to look elsewhere, unless the money Miami’s offering is obscene, and far exceeds another franchise.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Two months later, the girl went to Epstein's Manhattan townhouse and gave Andrew an erotic massage, the report says.—
Graham Kates,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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So — romances, action thrillers, erotic thrillers.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Colt Gray sent grandmother concerning texts In her testimony, Polhamus reviewed several angry, vulgar text messages from Colt Gray that showed his spiraling mental health and penchant for outbursts.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Brush was also behind an 1898 National League rule that prohibited indecent, vulgar or obscene language.—
Libby Cierzniak,
IndyStar,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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No defensiveness in his voice — just the most relaxed kind of confidence, a sexy brat with zero shame.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2026
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Those subtly sexy, extremely functional high-vamp pumps that have Helen Mirren’s name written all over them.—
Eva Thomas,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Aiden Robbins continued his phenomenal day with a solo home run off the foul pole in right field.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Feb. 2026
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The foul smell permeated the area, too.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Wasserman rode on Epstein’s plane and exchanged suggestive messages with Maxwell, the files the DOJ released show.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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More disturbingly, some MAGA cultural warriors claimed to be disgusted by Bad Bunny’s suggestive dancing and called for his censorship, harking back to the 1950s, when emerging superstar Elvis Presley was shot by TV cameras from the waist up during his appearance at the Ed Sullivan show.—
Ediberto Roman,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Pornographic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pornographic. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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