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Recent Examples of scatological
As was the case in the first season, Beef is a machine driven by unintended consequences, some violent, some scatological and all designed to crush the souls of characters who might not have souls to begin with.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
One of the most disgraceful aspects of the current administration is that our president uses vulgar and scatological language to disparage people who disagree with him.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Above those words was a video of a masked vandal adding a scatological element to the billboard, a suggestion that the first lady — ad shown in the ad — is relieving herself on an American flag.
—Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 31 Jan. 2026
Gilmour’s set—simultaneously a gesture to Fascist architecture, a conduit to nowhere, and a scatological joke—shores up the production in several ways.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
In the other monologue, Ray drunkenly tells a story about unleashing scatological revenge on an abusive priest.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Other wrestlers confirmed include fan favorites Paquita VaVoom (and her terrifying chancla), Los Crazy Chickens, and the scatological master of lucha libre, Dirty Sanchez.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
One of the most disgraceful aspects of the current administration is that our president uses vulgar and scatological language to disparage people who disagree with him.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Above those words was a video of a masked vandal adding a scatological element to the billboard, a suggestion that the first lady — ad shown in the ad — is relieving herself on an American flag.
—Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 31 Jan. 2026
Gilmour’s set—simultaneously a gesture to Fascist architecture, a conduit to nowhere, and a scatological joke—shores up the production in several ways.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
In the other monologue, Ray drunkenly tells a story about unleashing scatological revenge on an abusive priest.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Other wrestlers confirmed include fan favorites Paquita VaVoom (and her terrifying chancla), Los Crazy Chickens, and the scatological master of lucha libre, Dirty Sanchez.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scatological
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The first issue of Publick Occurrences contained a few items of local news and, notably, one salacious sentence speculating that King Louis XIV of France was sleeping with his son’s wife.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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Bit by bit, the story’s most salacious scenes are re-enacted on stage by Gianina (Ana Dumitrașcu), who is very much not an actress, but rather a migrant maid from Romania, hired for this amateur production at the behest of her employers.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
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The ambience of the chat rooms is like that of Hooters: visually indelicate but discursively family-friendly.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2026
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Martin-Cotten’s is an indelicate balance between out and out primal furies, parsed with flashes of vulnerability that seem as deeply felt as Martha’s self-loathing.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
13 Feb. 2026
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And what made the clip even more jarring to the average eye is that Sweeney was in a suggestive pose at the time.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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Which seems a suggestive concept.—
Nick Newman,
IndieWire,
1 June 2026
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And while this time there are no actual goats wandering around, Sedgwick provides some barnyard accompaniment with a screaming toy as Bacon strums his acoustic guitar.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
10 Feb. 2023
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Shaun the Sheep fans can't get enough of these barnyard animals and all their gentle adventures.—
Marisa LaScala,
Good Housekeeping,
30 Sep. 2022
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Those interested in something more herbaceous will resonate with Always Now—an earthy blend of Italian basil accord grounded by Madagascan bourbon essence.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
3 June 2026
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While green perfumes typically focus on earthy notes like cut grass and fresh leaves, this is the ultimate land-meets-sea scent.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
3 June 2026
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Still, the quips here feel both recycled and indecorous, as if misogyny and the #MeToo Movement are just ideas to laugh at.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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This was likewise interpreted by some as an indecorous gesture of thanks aimed at corporate sponsors.—
Joshua Hunt,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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There’s Harley Russell, ribald proprietor and performer at the Sandhills Curiosity Shop in Erick, Okla.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Some thought that Kubrick’s adaptation of Thackeray should have been more like Tony Richardson’s Best Picture–winning 1963 Henry Fielding adaptation Tom Jones — earthy, ribald, comic.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
31 Dec. 2025
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His broad network of advisers includes many prominent figures, including former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, investor Stanley Druckenmiller, and Chevron CEO Mike Wirth, all of whom appeared at his swearing-in last month at the White House.—
Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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Kyiv, Ukraine — Russia launched a large-scale deadly attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early Tuesday, damaging residential buildings, authorities said, as part of a broad offensive on targets across Ukraine.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Scatological.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scatological. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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