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Ja Morant Let’s get blasphemous.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026 -
The Satanic Verses stirred controversy after some considered its portrayal of the Prophet Muhammed blasphemous.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
19 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Much like Catastrophe, Derry Girls combines irreverent farce with weightier issues that sometimes take you by surprise but never betray the series’ light-hearted metier.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Mar. 2026
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She can currently be seen in the irreverent comedy, Idiotka.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2026
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Not playing Notre Dame anymore is sacrilegious.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2026
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That some do not agree with our message does not render our display sacrilegious or is the cause of any 'scandal' to the faithful.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
16 Dec. 2025
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While no formal announcement has been made to update its longstanding alcohol ban, Andrew Leber of Tulane University said this is in line with the Kingdom’s past approach to such potentially impious reforms.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
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The only true dictionary is the lost one, the dictionary of the language that perished when the impious tower was built: the original language, God’s language.—
Mariana Dimópulos,
Harpers Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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And McDonald’s is not agnostic about that.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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That model-agnostic stance is not new for Perplexity.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Wild rhythms evoke the rupture of that earth, making way for the pagan rituals that herald the arrival of spring.—
Luis Palomares,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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The group – which touts itself as a pagan collective that worships Norse gods – also took credit for originally catapulting Springfield onto the national stage by amplifying ugly memes about the Haitians.—
Caitlin Hu,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Dressing fashionably for these ungodly conditions.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2026
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The Dolphins, of course, owe Tua Tagovailoa an ungodly amount of money.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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As a result, politicians are indebted to a few hundred billionaires who drop unholy amounts of cash every election cycle.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2026
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Those board members, many of whom will face voters this coming November, can see that the unholy alliance of the city’s most powerful public-sector union with the mayor’s office leads only to unaffordable tax bills, with precious little in return for their constituents’ families.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Profanatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profanatory. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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