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as in curse
a disrespectful or indecent word or expression
a rap song that is filled with profanities
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as in vulgarity
the quality or state of being obscene
once notorious for its profanity, that 1950s best seller will strike today's readers as lamentably tame
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Recent Examples of profanity
According to the outlet, Bad Bunny suggested that his mom's preference likely comes down to his earlier project containing less profanity.
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
In addition, Scheuer also added profanity and changed the pricing of some items on the menus, Fox Orlando reported.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 13 Jan. 2025
There are scenes where Evan is discussing issues with his high school students—but those scenes primarily center mature controversies and include profanity.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 23 Dec. 2024
Glenn Close censored for using profanity during live Golden Globes broadcast
One of those losses came in the Best Actress category, where Demi Moore triumphed over Anora's Madison, whom many predicted would win the award.
—EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
In addition, Scheuer also added profanity and changed the pricing of some items on the menus, Fox Orlando reported.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 13 Jan. 2025
There are scenes where Evan is discussing issues with his high school students—but those scenes primarily center mature controversies and include profanity.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 23 Dec. 2024
Glenn Close censored for using profanity during live Golden Globes broadcast
One of those losses came in the Best Actress category, where Demi Moore triumphed over Anora's Madison, whom many predicted would win the award.
—EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profanity
Noun
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Glamour is a gift and a curse as Venus and Neptune align.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
1 Feb. 2025
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Google / Ars Technica A cathartic curse eliminates the AI Overview in the results.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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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The Academy didn’t seem to mind, awarding the film 13 Oscar nods, the most for any non-English language film in history.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
8 Feb. 2025
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The social satire became the first non-English language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2025
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The station asked the band not to include the swears.—
Kris Holt,
Forbes,
2 Dec. 2024
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There’s a heavy focus on Asia’s first One&Only spa, featuring a green caviar body exfoliation and an Augustinus Bader facial celebs swear by.—
Katie Lockhart,
Robb Report,
11 Oct. 2024
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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
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The show’s interrogation of conservative history is rigorous and occasionally peppered with expletives, but the exchanges with guests are nuanced and civil.—
Jeffrey Fleishman,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Dec. 2024
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Sound quality is exceptional, and the microphone won't miss a single expletive in your heated gaming moments.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PCMAG,
2 Dec. 2024
Noun
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And, when the alarm wails hours before dawn, human cusses of angry protest join the chorus of budget appliances failing before their time.—
Virginia Konchan,
The New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2024
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My grandmother extended a ladder up into this tough old cuss of a tree and climbed up, at some risk, to pick the bulging fruit.—
Jim Meddleton,
The Christian Science Monitor,
1 May 2024
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As the Oxford English Dictionary notes, the expression not hardly is considered a vulgarism.—
NR Editors,
National Review,
16 Apr. 2020
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The British cringed over new American accents, coinages and vulgarisms.—
Time,
Time,
11 June 2019
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“Profanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profanity. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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