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
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Capote is mounting his subjects on the wall of his prose like so many heads of stag.
—Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Nouriel Roubini, Time, 13 Oct. 2022
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
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Adjective
Potter's patronus was a stag and Ginny Weasley's was a horse.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Capote is mounting his subjects on the wall of his prose like so many heads of stag.
—Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
Moreover, high debt ratios will create the conditions for stag-flationary debt crises; i.e., the worst of the 1970s and the worst of the post-global-financial-crisis period.
—Nouriel Roubini, Time, 13 Oct. 2022
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stag
Noun
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The Dinner Menu Filets, quinoa, sautéed spinach, and red wine were on the menu for supper with the in-laws.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
20 June 2025
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On June 16, Cousin invited Walter for supper at her home.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2025
Adjective
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The ex-data processor for the Boston Transportation Department was previously convicted in Suffolk Superior Court of: rape of a child, assault to rape a child, indecent assault and battery on a child, disseminating obscene material to a minor, and possession of child pornography.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
24 June 2025
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But the legal standard for what qualifies as obscene is extremely high.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 June 2025
Adjective
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Using vulgar, profane or indecent language in a loud or boisterous manner in the presence of children.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
16 June 2025
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Between 12% and 13.3% of Americans, around 10% of Brits, and 9.4% of Australians used at least one vulgar word in their data.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
15 June 2025
Noun
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Women sometimes drank a tea of juneberry twigs and stems to recover from childbirth, and a tonic made from the plant’s bark was thought to hasten the discharge of the placenta.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
27 June 2025
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Aside from that, there don’t seem to be a lot of public examples of anything significantly interesting happening between the two prominent tech people (Murati and Musk, that is.) OK, enough tea.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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Also known as Siberian bugloss, brunnera has delicate blue spring flowers but is most appreciated as a groundcover for shade.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
29 June 2025
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Once the eggs are harvested, they’re gently rubbed over a metal screen to remove them from the fish’s ovaries, then rinsed, dried and salted before being packed away in blue tins.—
Kylie Williams,
Miami Herald,
29 June 2025
Noun
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The soiree celebrated the new pavilion designed by Marina Tabassum and her firm, Marina Tabassum Architects.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
25 June 2025
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Now, My Daughter Finds Sisterhood in Hers (Exclusive) As such, there are no set guidelines for what a Silent Book Club soiree can look like, de la Mare says.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
21 June 2025
Adjective
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This time, Boyle and Garland have a sharper, nastier provocation in mind.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
25 June 2025
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Again there are two levels here, and each radically altered the color profile of the onscreen visuals – with the high setting giving everything a nasty green hue.—
Paul Ridden
June 25,
New Atlas,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Coin is known for his lavish events in the floating city, including a fantastical masquerade ball last October at the Palazzo Pisani Moretta.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
30 May 2025
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Maple and Ash Dress in masquerade attire for Maple and Ash's New Year's Eve midnight masquerade.—
Bahar Anooshahr,
The Arizona Republic,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Stag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stag. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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