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
Unfortunately, in our legal system, anyone can file a lawsuit alleging anything, truthful or not, and then hide behind litigation privilege to justify the most salacious allegations, no matter how untrue and untested.
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Rachel Desantis,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
The first issue of Publick Occurrences contained a few items of local news and, notably, one salacious sentence speculating that King Louis XIV of France was sleeping with his son’s wife.
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Adrienne Lafrance,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
Bit by bit, the story’s most salacious scenes are re-enacted on stage by Gianina (Ana Dumitrașcu), who is very much not an actress, but rather a migrant maid from Romania, hired for this amateur production at the behest of her employers.
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Siddhant Adlakha,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
Detractors consider this format both mind-numbing and salacious, engineered for immediate gratification and often focused on cast members’ petty personal grievances and rock-bottom moments.
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Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
2 May 2026
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Rachel Desantis,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
The first issue of Publick Occurrences contained a few items of local news and, notably, one salacious sentence speculating that King Louis XIV of France was sleeping with his son’s wife.
—
Adrienne Lafrance,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
Bit by bit, the story’s most salacious scenes are re-enacted on stage by Gianina (Ana Dumitrașcu), who is very much not an actress, but rather a migrant maid from Romania, hired for this amateur production at the behest of her employers.
—
Siddhant Adlakha,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
Detractors consider this format both mind-numbing and salacious, engineered for immediate gratification and often focused on cast members’ petty personal grievances and rock-bottom moments.
—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
2 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for salacious
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salacious
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The Democrats are also passionate about the Constitution, the rule of law and due process — all high ground positions.
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Even in some of the big, seemingly soulless companies, there’s a lot of really passionate people who want to make art.
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July 4th will be far hotter than normal for many and will follow several days in a row of intense heat.
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Be vigilant about never leaving young children and pets in vehicles without supervision, especially during periods of intense heat, as car interiors can quickly become extremely hot.
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Some artists have eras, experimental phases, detours, creative dalliances; Arthur Russell’s career, for all its seeming contradictions—classical minimalism and lascivious disco, Zen Buddhist mantras and winsome country pop—was a continuum.
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On Thursday, Riemer pleaded guilty to two counts of lewd or lascivious exhibition.
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“Salacious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salacious. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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