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
The correct procedure is that the lady goes up the stairs first, and a gentleman keeps his salacious thoughts to himself.
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Judith Martin, Mercury News, 21 July 2025
The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that then-real estate mogul Trump sent Jeffrey Epstein a salacious letter for his 50th birthday in 2003.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 18 July 2025
The affair is sordid, the conspiracy theories legion and much of the media coverage both exhausting and troublingly salacious.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
But his breakout work, The Floor Scrapers—daring in its perspective, vivid colors, and salacious subject of half-naked male laborers—was progressive enough to be denied by the Salon in 1875.
—Harry Seymour, Air Mail, 28 June 2025
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Judith Martin, Mercury News, 21 July 2025
The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that then-real estate mogul Trump sent Jeffrey Epstein a salacious letter for his 50th birthday in 2003.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 18 July 2025
The affair is sordid, the conspiracy theories legion and much of the media coverage both exhausting and troublingly salacious.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
But his breakout work, The Floor Scrapers—daring in its perspective, vivid colors, and salacious subject of half-naked male laborers—was progressive enough to be denied by the Salon in 1875.
—Harry Seymour, Air Mail, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salacious
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Prince William is a passionate soccer fan and patron of the Football Association, soccer's governing body in England.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Some of the most passionate, high-performing people work more than 60 hours a week.—
Nirit Cohen,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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During a hot Thursday in Houston, Legette got the big-play party started against the Texans.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Aug. 2025
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Menu highlights include Bavarian pretzels, hot wings, pizza, burgers and lavish charcuterie boards.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Lopez has a conviction for lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 in Norwalk, California. 5.—
Brooke Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
25 July 2025
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Dance with a big, lascivious drag queen and post it.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
11 June 2025
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“Salacious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salacious. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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