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Noun
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In March, the comedian hosted for the second straight year and brought his signature irreverence with him.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
12 May 2026 -
The scrappy downtown energy is still very much intact — with Mindelle and cast retelling this iconic story with innovation and irreverence.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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Even aside from Trump’s own enthusiastic personal immorality and impiety, his political style — the pugnacious smear artist and demagogic braggart — was the antithesis of what evangelicals had sought before.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
23 Sep. 2025
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By one hand, he is bound to himself, to his impiety, his recklessness, his envy and pride, his guilt and spite.—
Merve Emre,
The New Yorker,
16 Dec. 2024
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“Sacrilegiousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacrilegiousness. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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