as in passionate
having a strong sexual desire
the salacious Greek god Pan is generally portrayed as having the legs, horns, and ears of a goat
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Recent Examples of salacious
At Queenie’s salacious parties, most everyone pretends to be someone else.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
Give the blue bloods a salacious dance before supper.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
This salacious historical miniseries depicts Countess Mary Villiers and her efforts to propel her son George forward by any means necessary.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Feb. 2026
The list, collected from the FBI's National Threat Operations Center, included numerous salacious allegations.
—Stephen Fowler, NPR, 24 Feb. 2026
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
Give the blue bloods a salacious dance before supper.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
This salacious historical miniseries depicts Countess Mary Villiers and her efforts to propel her son George forward by any means necessary.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Feb. 2026
The list, collected from the FBI's National Threat Operations Center, included numerous salacious allegations.
—Stephen Fowler, NPR, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salacious
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Law enforcement made passionate pleas for parents and children alike to take gun safety more seriously.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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The latter is a nonstarter, given that Baker is a passionate defender of cinemas.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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El Niño features unusually hot ocean waters near the equator in the Pacific Ocean, along with significant changes to global weather patterns and the planet’s climate.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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That same trial found five minutes of daily steam inhalation produced real reductions in symptom burden — a hot shower works just as well for most people.—
Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Apr. 2026
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One man, Carlos Portillo-Nunez of El Salvador, was previously convicted of lewd or lascivious acts with a child in Indio, California, according to DHS.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Along with the first-degree murder charge, which includes special circumstances of lying in wait, committing the crime for financial gain and murdering the witness in an investigation, Burke was also charged with lewd and lascivious acts with an individual under 14 and mutilating a body.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Salacious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salacious. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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