as in corruption
immoral conduct or practices harmful or offensive to society
a religious leader who railed against the profligacy of the nation's decadent aristocrats
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Recent Examples of profligacy
But while profligacy was the bigger issue under their previous manager, chance creation has taken over that mantle under Amorim.
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Mark Carey, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Many will point to Nazareth, who entered the fray at the hour mark along with Andreia Jacinto and Lucia Alves, as the key to Portugal reducing England to a cardboard box in the rain, as well as the visitors’ own profligacy.
—Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
Moreover, with its commitment to fiscal profligacy not looking to abate any time soon, the world would do well to abandon ship now before an inevitable reckoning comes due.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
Two years after Sri Lankans rose up and cast out a political dynasty whose profligacy had brought economic ruin, the country is in the midst of a once-in-a-lifetime reinvention.
—Pamodi Waravita, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2025
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Mark Carey, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Many will point to Nazareth, who entered the fray at the hour mark along with Andreia Jacinto and Lucia Alves, as the key to Portugal reducing England to a cardboard box in the rain, as well as the visitors’ own profligacy.
—Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
Moreover, with its commitment to fiscal profligacy not looking to abate any time soon, the world would do well to abandon ship now before an inevitable reckoning comes due.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
Two years after Sri Lankans rose up and cast out a political dynasty whose profligacy had brought economic ruin, the country is in the midst of a once-in-a-lifetime reinvention.
—Pamodi Waravita, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profligacy
Noun
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The law aims to curb corruption and undue influence in federal campaigns.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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The mayor has denied the allegations in the past, even after several DOJ officials resigned following the Trump administration’s move to drop the corruption charges.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
28 June 2025
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In a Code world, no film should risk lowering an audience’s moral standards nor should evil or immorality be presented except as a cautionary tale.—
Betsy Golden Kellem,
JSTOR Daily,
25 June 2025
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Omari’s father, Hassan (J. Paul Nicholas), is the conservative Muslim governor of Mombasa, fond of attacking the immorality in nightclubs like the Moto Moto, where most of Goddess is set, though he’s withdrawn from his reelection campaign after an illness.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
21 May 2025
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The fact is, Sinners is not about sin in the religious sense but more about America’s most significant secular violation: its refusal to face itself.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Yet no former secretary of state has been more vehemently criticized, most notably for sins of omission and commission in countries such as Bangladesh, Cambodia, Chile and East Timor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
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This national recognition of the evils of slavery comes during a significant backlash against teaching American history, as well as an erosion of other civil rights, namely a rollback of voting rights in places that have high populations of Black voters.—
Jenny Singer,
Glamour,
18 June 2025
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The primary concern of the book was pacifism—the rejection of all violence, even to combat evil.—
Ben Woollard,
JSTOR Daily,
18 June 2025
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“Profligacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profligacy. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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