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Recent Examples of profanity Mostly no, though Cumberbatch and Colman put their own vinegary spin on McNamara’s tasty dialogue, which, as anyone who has seen The Favourite, Poor Things or Hulu’s The Great might guess, is laced with spectacular flights of profanity. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2025 The employee said a juvenile inside the restaurant was becoming loud, aggressive and was threatening employees and using profanities, according to a report from The South Bend Tribune. Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 23 Aug. 2025 Jenna Bush Hager brought a little spicy energy to Today With Jenna & Friends on Thursday, when the NBC personality used profanity during a live broadcast, much to the shock of colleague Willie Geist and her behind-the-scenes crew members. EW.com, 25 July 2025 That supervisor also used profanity and degraded women, the lawsuit alleged. Alexandra Hardle, AZCentral.com, 22 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for profanity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profanity
Noun
  • Now, the princess must gather enough strength from herself and her triplet brothers to undo a curse.
    Sydni Ellis, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • As rocks and curses flew from the street, bullets spat from the middle window on the south side of the house.
    Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The sour stench of the carcasses was a vulgarity almost too great to bear.
    Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Action rocks as Season 2 leans more into DCU absurdity and vulgarity.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The language was tacked on in a last-minute amendment just before the legislature adjourned for the 2024 session.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Various exemptions for the requirement include having certain disabilities, having less than three years of formal English language learner instruction or receiving intensive support.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Brain rot has become unavoidable, its grossness ubiquitous.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Taylor and Hinkle swear by bonnets, while Royal and others recommend tying longer styles into a loose bun or braid before wrapping.
    Larry Stansbury, Essence, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Patullo tore off his headset with a rare and celebratory swear.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Almanzar then allegedly became upset, put her finger in Ellis’ face, yelled obscenities, scratched her face with her long nails and spit on her, Ellis testified.
    Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Ellis claimed Almánzar yelled obscenities at her, cut her left cheek with a three-inch fingernail, and spit on her.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • But when his streams became more reactionary, filled with outbursts, expletives, and certified crashouts over losing levels, subscribers flocked in.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
  • He was also heard muttering expletives down the stretch, visibly battling the heat and pressure.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • There’s some rudeness, aggressive conversations, and crudeness, but nothing too over the top.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 4 Aug. 2025

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“Profanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profanity. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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