as in pornographic
depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society
a stash of stag flicks that were hidden in the basement
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Recent Examples of stag
Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Bloom attended the Jeff Bezos-Lauren Sanchez wedding in Venice last month stag, likely because Perry’s tour had her in Australia around the date.
—Miami Herald, 7 July 2025
Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 8 Sep. 2022
To keep things lighthearted, work in a few quirky talking points into your teenage son's bedroom, like the paper mache stag heads seen here in a ski house bedroom designed by Sarah Richardson.
—Alyssa Longobucco, House Beautiful, 19 Aug. 2022
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Adjective
The stag’s antlers have regrown since their annual shedding in spring.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Bloom attended the Jeff Bezos-Lauren Sanchez wedding in Venice last month stag, likely because Perry’s tour had her in Australia around the date.
—Miami Herald, 7 July 2025
Noun
Early illustrations indicated that during Queen Victoria’s reign, mounted stag heads lined the walls, facing enormous chandeliers and a cutout orchestral pit.
—Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 8 Sep. 2022
To keep things lighthearted, work in a few quirky talking points into your teenage son's bedroom, like the paper mache stag heads seen here in a ski house bedroom designed by Sarah Richardson.
—Alyssa Longobucco, House Beautiful, 19 Aug. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stag
Adjective
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OpenAI included numerous guardrails with Sora, including moderation, restrictions on scammy, violent and pornographic material, watermarks and controls over how one's likeness is used.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
10 Oct. 2025
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Some states have instituted requirements for websites with adult or pornographic content to verify visitors' age before granting access, although tech experts have pointed out VPNs can be used to get around those guardrails.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In Ye Olden Times Scotland, Lovat sits at his supper table, still spiraling about how he was mocked and humiliated at the tynchal.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
10 Oct. 2025
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Shawnee Presbyterian Church hosts a free monthly Sunday supper to foster community fellowship.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Banners or signs may not be commercial in nature or obscene, or cause any disturbance to other fans.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Players around the league have been receiving weekly fines for unsportsmanlike conduct, player-safety violations, and obscene gestures.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The president has been targeting Jeffries online with offensive and vulgar memes since the pair first had an unsuccessful sit-down meeting in the Oval Office just before the shutdown.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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One room cracked up at a vulgar joke about a woman’s behind, while another went for an outrageous and surreal midfilm montage — but each bit was made genuinely funnier by the dozens of people gasping and wheezing over it.—
Robert Rubsam,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Kombucha is a fermented tea that contains some sugar, but fermentation reduces how much your body actually absorbs.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
18 Oct. 2025
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And management has responded — though not in the way shareholders expected — announcing a merger with coffee and tea company JDE Peet’s, followed by a separation of the beverage and coffee assets, now including both Keurig and Peet’s in the coffee business.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Today these works are well defined by Mondrian’s legacy, with his rigid paintings of black-and-white grids, sprinkled with rectangular forms in red, yellow, and blue.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Oct. 2025
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Washes include sepia blue, ochre blue, graphite, brown black and more.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The arrival carpet for the annual soiree included a bevy of formal designer pieces from the likes of Norma Kamali to Atelier Versace.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
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While the space opened earlier in the summer, Shanker, Nordstrom's Fashion Director Rickie De Sole, and investor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Carmen Busquets hosted a fashion week soiree that had the first-floor emporium rocking with more than just gemstones.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Removing Stains From Wood Cabinets Food, beverages, and dirty hands can leave nasty stains behind, even after cleaning.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
10 Oct. 2025
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The overriding question should be will the Texas line figure out how to protect QB Arch Manning from OU’s nasty front four?—
Matt Hayes,
USA TODAY,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Stag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stag. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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