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
Magalhaes’ sentencing is the latest chapter of a long trial full of salacious details of affairs and a fetish website.
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Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
The recent batch of Epstein files unveiled salacious emails exchanged between Wasserman and Maxwell years before Epstein’s criminal behavior came to light.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2026
Sounds a little salacious, yes?
—Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026
Lawyers for the coaches argued that the presence of a salacious video should not result in a harsher penalty than the warnings and disqualifications that FIS has issued for equipment violations in the past.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
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Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
The recent batch of Epstein files unveiled salacious emails exchanged between Wasserman and Maxwell years before Epstein’s criminal behavior came to light.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2026
Sounds a little salacious, yes?
—Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026
Lawyers for the coaches argued that the presence of a salacious video should not result in a harsher penalty than the warnings and disqualifications that FIS has issued for equipment violations in the past.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salacious
Adjective
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For all the federation’s failings, Kuper remains a passionate follower of World Cup soccer.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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Instructor Peggie Moore is passionate about working with students of every age, size, shape and ability.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The Freak from The Girls Deli in North Park is a hot sandwich with salty pastrami, brisket, melted jack cheese, bacon, mustard, spicy sriracha mayo, onions, and jalapeños.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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The show captures the frenzy of all-consuming lust and the chaos that arises in the wake of a blazing hot relationship without true depth or knowledge of the other partner.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2026
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In any other movie, Anna would be the main event, and Keough rises to the challenge with the most lascivious performance since Selma Blair as N-cup stripper Ursula Udders in John Waters’ A Dirty Shame.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2026
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Every once in a while, a customer complains about the lascivious photos in the loo, but The Charles’ owners brush it off.—
Sarah Blaskovich,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Salacious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salacious. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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