as in staining
very bad and dirty conditions
The family was living in squalor. I was shocked by the squalor of their surroundings.
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Recent Examples of squalor
Subramanian also found that Combs’ argument that the squalor and danger of the Metropolitan Detention Center, where he is being held, did not warrant release.
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Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2025
Combs also argued for release on bail because of the squalor and danger at the Metropolitan Detention Center.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2025
Instead, her collages vividly recount a seemingly joyous journey of people with their children and animals, devoid of vulgarity, theft, squalor, and other Roma stereotypes.
—Melissa Harris, Artforum, 10 July 2025
Officers described squalor inside the unlocked apartment.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 13 June 2025
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Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2025
Combs also argued for release on bail because of the squalor and danger at the Metropolitan Detention Center.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2025
Instead, her collages vividly recount a seemingly joyous journey of people with their children and animals, devoid of vulgarity, theft, squalor, and other Roma stereotypes.
—Melissa Harris, Artforum, 10 July 2025
Officers described squalor inside the unlocked apartment.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squalor
Noun
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This will avoid causing damage to the sealant and potential staining.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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Critically, the ancient teeth from betel nut chewers are distinguishable because of red staining.—
Elizabeth Rayne,
ArsTechnica,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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An earnest, has-a-costume-for-everything kind of guy, Daub is allergic to the greige and the dinge.—
Sandra Upson,
Wired,
18 Jan. 2021
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Dinges said the two crewmembers whose sleep remained steady -- even in the absence of conventional daylight -- were those who kept to a strict schedule and found other ways to control their biological clocks.—
Michael Nedelman,
CNN,
1 June 2017
Noun
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Neither Eliot nor Jules suspected anything, and the ease of the deception added to its pleasing sordidness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And yet, within that messiness, there is occasional emotional truth here.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
22 Oct. 2025
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What was once rebellion now reads as retro — authenticity repackaged for an audience yearning for the very messiness that once made those earlier actors feel so real.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Squalor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squalor. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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