as in desire
sexual appetite
the salaciousness usually enjoyed with a new fling
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Noun
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This follows a general trend of people reporting less desire to get married and have families at a young age.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
31 Jan. 2026 -
Born from Raimi’s desire to make a movie about pulp hero the Shadow before he was denied the rights by Universal, Darkman is an original creation, starring Liam Neeson as a scientist who is disfigured in a mob attack and given superpowers thanks to an experimental treatment.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Schemmel’s passion these days is working as an ambassador and chief fundraiser for Best Day Ministries in downtown Longmont.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
31 Jan. 2026
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If Boca Championship Wrestling sounds like an unusual passion project for a real-estate broker, Maschler is quick to explain the overlap.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This is eroticism without prurience.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2026
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Likewise, the intensely retrograde gender politics—and the text’s out-of-control, onanistic eroticism—seem fairly personal and specific.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Dec. 2025
Noun
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After debuting with minimal fanfare in November 2025, the provocative Canadian drama about rival hockey players whose passion explodes into lust (and eventually love) became a word-of-mouth sensation.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Feb. 2026
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As children growing up in the same highly dysfunctional household, the two form a bond more passionate than siblinghood and purer than lust.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Salaciousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salaciousness. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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