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as in curse
a disrespectful or indecent word or expression
a rap song that is filled with profanities
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as in vulgarity
the quality or state of being obscene
once notorious for its profanity, that 1950s best seller will strike today's readers as lamentably tame
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Recent Examples of profanity
In the video, the man can be heard screaming profanities while holding a baseball bat outside the window before getting out of the car and approaching the couple.
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Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 28 May 2026
The portrayal of them leans heavily into body horror and, combined with the profanity, drinking and violence, contributes to Spider-Noir getting a TV-14 rating rather than the PG-13 of all of Sony’s Spider-Man movies.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
After the Blue Jays' George Springer secured a home run off of Skenes' third pitch in the game, footage of Dunne shared by Sportsnet shows her profanity-laden reaction.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
Even in the face of these kinds of profanity-inducing errors, though, Rosenbaum still believes that AI tools are too efficient not to use.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
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Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 28 May 2026
The portrayal of them leans heavily into body horror and, combined with the profanity, drinking and violence, contributes to Spider-Noir getting a TV-14 rating rather than the PG-13 of all of Sony’s Spider-Man movies.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
After the Blue Jays' George Springer secured a home run off of Skenes' third pitch in the game, footage of Dunne shared by Sportsnet shows her profanity-laden reaction.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
Even in the face of these kinds of profanity-inducing errors, though, Rosenbaum still believes that AI tools are too efficient not to use.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profanity
Noun
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Chants laced with curses echo through Madison Square Garden.—
Albert Samaha,
Washington Post,
3 June 2026
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Courtside seats at Madison Square Garden for Games 3 and 4 will be the most expensive tickets in NBA history as the Knicks try to end their 53-year championship curse against the greatest physical force ever in basketball.—
Geoff Clark OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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Nestled between the layers is a genuinely heartfelt story that blooms from beneath all the aesthetic and verbal vulgarity, thus making innate, and intuitive, his ongoing, ever-evolving manifesto on the state of things.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
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In addition, prosecutors say swastikas, antisemitic slogans and vulgarity were spray-painted on pillars underneath M-53 and Canal, a brick wall near a business and an electrical box at a second business.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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The titular bear, who communicates with the girl through language—seemingly telepathic—plays a crucial role in her survival.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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The term English learners is defined by the Illinois State Board of Education as students who do not meet certain English proficiency standards and whose home language background is a language other than English.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
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There are no great surprises from here on out, though the sheer, lusty grossness of the fallout is occasionally startling.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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If an exclamation point only signified gore and grossness, this gothic rock opera would more than qualify.—
Rachel Simon,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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The event finds more than 20,000 people participating in an annual bar crawl throughout the city while dressed in their best holiday attire, tackiest Santa Claus costumes, and ugliest Christmas swears.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
15 Apr. 2026
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Kennedy could be heard hurling swears at the Swedish team.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
23 Feb. 2026
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Ravishing and exhilarating, The Handmaiden is about both intimate love and crude obscenity, which Chan-wook expertly balances to complement each other well.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 June 2026
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Politically, while there may have been the Ginsberg who was the heroic advocate for free expression in a 1956 California State Superior Court obscenity trial concerning Howl, there was also the Ginsberg who was a defender of NAMBLA in the 1980s (on first amendment grounds, but still).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Ohtani was frustrated with his command against Colorado despite winning his last start, dropping a few expletives that were picked up by the on-field mic.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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Trump used expletives to convey his disapproval of Israel’s plans, which threatened to upend negotiations with Iran.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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There’s some rudeness, aggressive conversations, and crudeness, but nothing too over the top.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
4 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Profanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profanity. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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