squalor

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for squalor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squalor
Noun
  • This will avoid causing damage to the sealant and potential staining.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Critically, the ancient teeth from betel nut chewers are distinguishable because of red staining.
    Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • But in the four years since then, he’s gone to jail, fallen out with his former partner-in-rhyme Gunna and made more headlines for being at the center of public messiness than for anything he’s done with his music.
    Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Readers were quick to weigh in, pointing out that while Ella’s messiness is unfair to the household, her personal choices aren’t necessarily her roommate’s responsibility.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025

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