salaciousness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salaciousness
Noun
  • Such rejections can tamp down a child’s natural curiosity and desire for agency, which might cause some developmental issues, such as loss of confidence in one’s natural desire to explore the social environment, Well told me.
    Faran Krentcil, The Atlantic, 14 May 2025
  • One which has surrendered the desire for tidy endings, resuming my commitment to speak, and resist.
    Sarah Aziza, People.com, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • The Savage brothers ultimately pursued other passions beyond acting, with Fred working extensively as a TV director and Ben getting into Los Angeles politics.
    Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 15 May 2025
  • Back then, classic Defenders weren’t very common in the U.S., but Marcello had fallen in love with the car as a teenager, and buying one was the continuation of what has become a lifelong passion.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Instead, his hallucinatory drama explores themes like Black assimilation, imperial white oppression, eroticism, and the uneasy relationship between religion and power.
    Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Affection and touch can lead to sexuality and eroticism.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The true villain is Herod, who, in his hypocritical mixture of slobbering lust and grandstanding moralism, is a model man of power.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
  • Watch the trailer: Linklater shoots all over Paris on the same locations Godard used, setting up familiar scenes from the movie but showing the freedom and lust for cinema that defined the New Wave and Godard’s assured but revolutionary style.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 17 May 2025
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“Salaciousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salaciousness. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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