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Recent Examples of vulgarity The medieval ideal suggests superstition, ignorance, vulgarity, restlessness, cruelty and religion—all of which fill my soul with horror and loathing. Henry Wiencek july 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 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 Robert Rhoads, Oakland Park Politicians and vulgarities Your front-page article on the use of expletives by U.S. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 July 2025 Swearing and vulgarity aren’t just crass or abusive. CNN Money, 15 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for vulgarity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vulgarity
Noun
  • With nearly 400 responses recounting long waits for a check to outright rudeness, customers detailed what pushes them from their usual tipping habits to a complete cutoff.
    Darlin Tillery, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
  • There’s some rudeness, aggressive conversations, and crudeness, but nothing too over the top.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Brain rot has become unavoidable, its grossness ubiquitous.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • There’s some rudeness, aggressive conversations, and crudeness, but nothing too over the top.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Almanzar then allegedly became upset, put her finger in Ellis’ face, yelled obscenities, scratched her face with her long nails and spit on her, Ellis testified.
    Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Ellis claimed Almánzar yelled obscenities at her, cut her left cheek with a three-inch fingernail, and spit on her.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • With Boise State leading 7-3 and having just forced a 4th-and-long deep in South Florida territory, Banks threw down USF quarterback Byrum Brown, resulting in an unnecessary roughness penalty and a new set of downs that eventually led to a Bulls touchdown.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Despite the bang-bang nature of the play, To’oTo’o was called for unnecessary roughness.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The coarseness of your grounds is determined by the width of the space between the two grinding burrs.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
  • In particular, there’s a stunning coarseness and ugliness in the Republican Party today.
    Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Ellis then claimed that Cardi cut her face with a fingernail and spat on her while yelling profanity and racial slurs at Ellis.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The Ada County Highway District said in a news release that in addition to profanities and inappropriate gestures, road-work crews have been subject to more dangerous driving behavior, including aggressive actions that have led to more police response — and even to criminal charges.
    Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But Shelly will still go on about the crudity of newer shows in town, insisting that Razzle Dazzle has an elegant French tone.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Although Günther Groissböck cleaned up better than the usual Ochs, his portrayal lacked nothing for crudity.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023

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“Vulgarity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vulgarity. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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