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
While the Netflix series is salacious, filled with toxic relationships, many of the show's cast members are in long-term partnerships.
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Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
The first part of the series' second season is now streaming on Netflix, picking up where season 1 left off while introducing a number of salacious new storylines.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
A lot of true crime content is salacious and gory, full of reenactments and shock.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Further discontentment also stemmed from Fennell’s general spearheading of the project, given her affinity for the salacious and the fact that the pic is not billed as a modern retelling.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
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Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
The first part of the series' second season is now streaming on Netflix, picking up where season 1 left off while introducing a number of salacious new storylines.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
A lot of true crime content is salacious and gory, full of reenactments and shock.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Further discontentment also stemmed from Fennell’s general spearheading of the project, given her affinity for the salacious and the fact that the pic is not billed as a modern retelling.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salacious
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With more than 33 billion plays and one of the most passionate fanbases on the Roblox platform, Grow a Garden is a game where players cultivate thriving gardens, trade crops, decorate worlds, and collaborate in seasonal events.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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Both are impeccably made and performed and will have passionate supporters.—
Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Tofu pudding with piping-hot dipping sauce.—
Mike Valerio,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Offered by the slice only, the Milpitas exclusive is the True Italian, a New York thin-crust pizza topped with pesto, mozzarella, garlic, tomato, Romano cheese, oregano and garlic oil, with the option to add goat cheese, ricotta cheese and hot honey.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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Timothy Scott Jaekel, 52, was arrested on seven counts of committing lewd or lascivious acts with a child younger than 14 years old.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Jordan Peter Mendez was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and a count of lewd or lascivious acts with a minor younger than 14, both felonies.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Salacious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salacious. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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