1
as in soil
foul matter that mars the purity or cleanliness of something
once a year they cleaned all of the smut out of the chimney
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2
as in grossness
the quality or state of being obscene
the talk-show host is famous for shows filled with smut and scandal
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as in to dirty
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Recent Examples of smut
Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 15 Feb. 2024
In the end, the Swifties were able to get a lot of the AI smut removed through mass-reporting and overwhelm the rest with a furious avalanche of condemnation.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2024
The rampant smut that blighted Times Square and the constellation of lowlifes who orbited around it were tackled in that neighborhood in the mid ’90s.
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 30 Nov. 2023
My husband had no fondness for smut, for assaults on the sacred.
—Marie Ndiaye, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
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Noun
There are pulpy novels that are straight-up smut and novels that take an intellectual look at sexuality.
—Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 15 Feb. 2024
In the end, the Swifties were able to get a lot of the AI smut removed through mass-reporting and overwhelm the rest with a furious avalanche of condemnation.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2024
The rampant smut that blighted Times Square and the constellation of lowlifes who orbited around it were tackled in that neighborhood in the mid ’90s.
—Daniel Foster, National Review, 30 Nov. 2023
My husband had no fondness for smut, for assaults on the sacred.
—Marie Ndiaye, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smut
Noun
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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
Verb
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Grease dirtied the handles of the ovens, the microwave ovens and the coolers.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2025
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Instead of dirtying a larger pot for your supporting dishes, this quaint cooker will come in handy for quick (or slower simmering) concoctions while matching your kitchen atmosphere.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2025
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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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
Verb
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Soap removes sticky spills, smeared food or mud; bleach might take out the stains left once the crud is gone.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Feb. 2025
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Their guests could smear the caviar on tater tots and chicken tenders.—
Valeriya Safronova,
New York Times,
14 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
Noun
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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
Verb
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The final few months of the race saw multiple Best Picture hopefuls tarred by one online controversy or another, from The Brutalist’s use of AI to Anora star Mikey Madison forgoing an intimacy coordinator.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
22 Feb. 2025
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For a half-century, Republicans have tarred them as soft on crime.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Smut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smut. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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