1
as in dirt
foul matter that mars the purity or cleanliness of something
the filth in the restaurant's kitchen was unbelievable
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2
as in grossness
the quality or state of being obscene
films full of filth and violence
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Recent Examples of filth
Dragula features a unique roster of contestants seeking to fulfill the show's core competitive tenets of drag, filth, horror, and glamour.
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Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2024
As this imagery of toxicity, filth and corruption suggests, Lane had an almost adversarial attitude towards the gut; a myopic suspicion of the digestive system that came to govern his approach to treating patients and which would eventually lead to professional disgrace.
—Elsa Richardson, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Inmates are maimed and tortured, relegated to an existence of fear, filth and not-so-benign neglect.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
The rich continue to indulge — so, too, does Cesar, taking drugs and showing up at their events, albeit bitterly — while Coppola depicts the general populace falling into bouts of civil unrest, protests, and monochrome filth, hovering around trash fires for warmth and comfort.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
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Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2024
As this imagery of toxicity, filth and corruption suggests, Lane had an almost adversarial attitude towards the gut; a myopic suspicion of the digestive system that came to govern his approach to treating patients and which would eventually lead to professional disgrace.
—Elsa Richardson, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Inmates are maimed and tortured, relegated to an existence of fear, filth and not-so-benign neglect.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
The rich continue to indulge — so, too, does Cesar, taking drugs and showing up at their events, albeit bitterly — while Coppola depicts the general populace falling into bouts of civil unrest, protests, and monochrome filth, hovering around trash fires for warmth and comfort.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filth
Noun
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As the saying goes, every flower must grow through dirt.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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The Scoot Grandeur Apartments multi-use building coming to Cudahy could scoop its first dirt soon.—
Erik S. Hanley,
Journal Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Rory McIlroy lifted it out of the muck yet somehow controlled the 88-yard shot so well the ball caught the back of the green and spun back to 6 inches from the pin.—
Brody Miller,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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His character, Leclerc, is a member of the mission's team, and photos show him in the muck alongside Zora and Duncan.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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Even those Republicans who are wary of his volatile leadership style, penchant for vulgarity and willingness to violate conservative orthodoxies are generally reluctant to air those criticisms publicly.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
21 Dec. 2024
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Corbet’s awkward forcing of his characters into his conceptual framework leads to absurdities and vulgarities—not least in the depiction of László’s first and only Black acquaintance, a laborer named Gordon (Isaach De Bankolé), as a heroin addict.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
3 Jan. 2025
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This step-by-step guide explains how to propagate hoya plants by rooting cuttings in water or layering in soil.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Feb. 2025
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Rent a small car or Vespa to zip around the narrow roads, discovering vineyards with volcanic soil, prehistoric villages, and underwater caves along the way.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2025
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The fish were introduced in the 1960s to get rid of seaweed without using chemicals in aquaculture facilities and sewage ponds in Arkansas.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2025
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In the bakery’s backroom, Odio saw a sewage overflow or leak under the grease trap next to the three-compartment sink.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2025
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The house, formerly inhabited by Russian soldiers, exhibited the obscenities of forceful dispossession.—
C.J. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak,
New York Times,
31 Dec. 2024
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Naked Lunch was banned in Boston and Los Angeles under obscenity statutes.—
Ira Silverberg,
Vulture,
27 Nov. 2024
Noun
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There 100% would've been road bumps and conflicts, but not this agonizingly repetitive sludge.—
Anthony Slater,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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The document indicated the waste may have included alum mud — a potentially radioactive sludge and byproduct of aluminum processing.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The plummeting property values bled Gary of tax revenue for roads, schools, street lights, firefighters, garbage pickup.—
Paige Williams,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Over five hours, the group trimmed foliage, picked up trash and stuffed everything into a roll-off garbage bin provided by the city of San Diego.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Filth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filth. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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