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as in degradation
a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior
regards the widespread acceptance of gambling as another sign of the depravity of today's society
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as in corruption
immoral conduct or practices harmful or offensive to society
a section of the city long known as den of depravity
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as in sinfulness
the state or quality of being utterly evil
the depravity of the demons and devils in many tales of horror
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Recent Examples of depravity
But also the endless torture, rape, and other depravity.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Jan. 2025
The finished film raises fascinating, sometimes troubling questions about the tenuous line that can exist between journalism and vigilantism, as well as our strange fascination with watching stories about depravity.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
The series, which stars Kaitlyn Dever, is slick and stylized, and illuminates the depravity of its scammer story as well as the horrors young women face in the health care system.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
The depravity of human greed at its most despicable and depraved on full display.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Jan. 2025
The finished film raises fascinating, sometimes troubling questions about the tenuous line that can exist between journalism and vigilantism, as well as our strange fascination with watching stories about depravity.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
The series, which stars Kaitlyn Dever, is slick and stylized, and illuminates the depravity of its scammer story as well as the horrors young women face in the health care system.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
The depravity of human greed at its most despicable and depraved on full display.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for depravity
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Service degradation caused in some attacks has lasted multiple days, with some remaining ongoing as of the time this post went live.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
6 Mar. 2025
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Bristol Myers Squibb is leveraging AI and machine learning to advance protein degradation science.—
Tina Chakrabarty,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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But Bondi is also overseeing cuts within her building, including to the Public Integrity Section that takes on corruption cases against public officials, according to multiple media reports and confirmed by a former Justice Department official.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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Compassionate Release of Nick Bovis Nick Bovis, a former San Francisco restaurateur, pleaded guilty to Honest Services and Insurance Wire Fraud in a political corruption case.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Luther taught instead that God freely forgives the sins of believers.—
Michael Bruening,
The Conversation,
25 Feb. 2025
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The pope’s hospitalization comes during the Vatican’s celebration of the jubilee, a tradition in the Catholic Church dedicated to the remission of sins that occurs every 50 years.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC News,
22 Feb. 2025
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Now, more than two years after the Evros Thirty-eight made landfall on the islet, Little Maria is practically a household name, synonymous with refugees’ immorality and the malfeasance of NGOs and journalists.—
Lauren Markham,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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At its core, moral outrage is a response to the feeling that others are acting immorally and that their immorality is destroying society.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Throughout Assad’s rule, the Alawite sect became increasingly linked, in the eyes of his opponents, to the atrocities committed by his regime during the Syrian civil war.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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The new government should thus start by creating mechanisms to formally acknowledge the Assad regime’s atrocities and begin redressing them.—
PATRICK VINCK,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Mar. 2025
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In a quiet and picturesque fishing village in Northern France, a very special child is born, unleashing a secret war between extraterrestrial forces of good and evil.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2025
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America’s stable vision of the world relied on the belief that good and evil are clearly delineated—a belief that was easier to maintain in the absence of complicating information.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
The New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Depravity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depravity. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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