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as in concupiscence
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Noun
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Gregory of Nyssa, contemplating the Christian horror of concupiscence, once theorized that had not Adam and Eve sinned, the two of them would have remained virgins and reproduced in whatever way angels did.—
David Harsanyi,
National Review,
8 June 2023 -
The depictions are disturbingly romantic: seminude invaders among smoldering monuments, preening with bloodlust and concupiscence.—
Cullen Murphy,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2020
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Spanning every emotion between anger and lust, this collection makes for a fiery must-read.—
Wanjeri Gakuru
July 11,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
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The character is caught between a manic id fueled equally by a painful breakup and the lust of new love, and the debilitating superego induced by the same life events.—
Anna Peele,
Rolling Stone,
10 July 2025
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Rodin said his approach to sculpting women was to portray them ‘as full partners in ardor,’ but such eroticism made his works controversial.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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But nothing gets at the unabashed nature of Babygirl’s eroticism like that shot of Samuel tenderly cradling his lover like a child after having spent long hours holed up in a hotel room together indulging in lovemaking and games of dominance and submission.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
25 Apr. 2025
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Vandalism and lechery are among the milder affronts that occur on Winifred’s watch, and her narration, though sombre, sparkles.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Vandalism and lechery are among the milder affronts that occur on Winifred’s watch, and her narration, though sombre, sparkles.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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There’s only a line or two in each track, but these insightful moments are a welcome reprieve from the sparkly hedonism.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
6 June 2025
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That fiscal responsibility has also been a victim of Trump’s political hedonism is just one final wound to the conservative psyche.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2025
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While less-friendly fellow robots don’t feel pity, remorse, or fear, buying agents don’t feel greed, FOMO, or brand loyalty.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Homemade signs showed the breadth of issues that drew the demonstrators together: corporate greed, immigration, women and LGBTQ+ rights and more.—
Ken Palmer,
Freep.com,
3 July 2025
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Wheeler will not participate in the game, citing his desire to stay on routine to help the Phillies win in the second half.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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At its core, this lifestyle aesthetic reflects a generation’s desire to return to a slower, simpler way of life.—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 July 2025
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In recent books, French has borrowed elements of the western genre to explore corporate rapacity in the era of climate change and looked at life in a small Irish village with the ear to both insider and outsider.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Or consider the explorers who left a cold and hungry Europe in search of tropical riches, only to realize that their own rapacity could quickly exhaust the bounty of an island paradise.—
Deborah R. Coen,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Feb. 2014
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“Venery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/venery. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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