as in vulgar
depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society
a novel that does a good job of rendering the gutter language of that stratum of society
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Recent Examples of gutter
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Mar. 2025
Like your gutters, there are methods to clean hard to reach windows using extensions for your hose or mop.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2025
Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2023
And for the umpteen transitions, tall, slim screens glide across the stage like screen-wipes displaying distractingly different, hyper-realist close-up images ranging from location-setting photos to a (worryingly out of focus) video of a guttering candle.
—David Benedict, Variety, 26 May 2023
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Noun
Even arborvitae designed for tight spaces, like 'Emerald Green', can get 15 feet tall and encroach on your gutters.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Mar. 2025
Like your gutters, there are methods to clean hard to reach windows using extensions for your hose or mop.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2025
Verb
Advertisement :: Clouds of incense, guttering candles: Inside Lviv’s garrison church, singer Vasyl Hnypyuk’s high baritone rose and fell in cadence, supplementing the chanting of presiding priests.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2023
And for the umpteen transitions, tall, slim screens glide across the stage like screen-wipes displaying distractingly different, hyper-realist close-up images ranging from location-setting photos to a (worryingly out of focus) video of a guttering candle.
—David Benedict, Variety, 26 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gutter
Adjective
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The childish use of vulgar profanity simply leads peoople to view the speaker as being unable to express his/her view.—
Letters to the editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2025
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Along with receiving vulgar comments in person and people taking her picture on campus, the 18-year-old has received vile and sexist messages after her phone number was posted online.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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There is little sympathy in the Republican coalition right now for the NGOs that have fattened themselves at the federal trough.—
Jay Cost,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2025
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These people just can't seem to get their snouts out of the public trough.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Foxes with tails that float behind them, light as scarves, frolic in a ditch.—
Sarah Matusek,
Christian Science Monitor,
4 Apr. 2025
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Stay informed and follow these tips from the NWS to ensure safety during heavy rainfall: Beware of swollen waterways: Avoid parking or walking in close proximity to culverts or drainage ditches, as the swiftly moving water during heavy rain can potentially carry you away.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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This particular narrative arc started in 2014, when Markle founded her lifestyle blog The Tig.—
Alanna Bennett,
refinery29.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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The Junior Invitational, founded in 2011, features 36 boys and 24 girls competing.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Off-setting the decreasing talent pipeline and skills drain, leaders must pivot policies, procedures, and workplace culture to facilitate the new whole life career model to ensure future talent and benefit from the longevity advantage.—
Sheila Callaham,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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The obvious impact will be longer battery life while the handset uses the same performance levels, or more performance for a similar battery drain compared to last year’s Pixel 9 family.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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After years of misery in the prestige-TV trenches, Doctor Odyssey himself just wants to have fun.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
3 Apr. 2025
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British soldiers were among those winding their way around trenches in Romania with designs lifted from the battlefields of Ukraine.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Those signs can flux when sleep deprived, traveling or stressed at work as well.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2020
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Next, clean and flux a shutoff valve for the cold side and slide it over the tubing end place and solder it in place.—
Steve Willson,
Popular Mechanics,
24 Aug. 2018
Adjective
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Depardieu allegedly used obscene language with her and was pulled away from her by bodyguards, according to the AP.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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The cause of Montgomery's wrath, and of his March 30 date, is the Federal Communications Commission, which set an April 1, 2025, deadline for smaller jails to lower the obscene rates of inmate phone calls.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Gutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gutter. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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