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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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Since the 14th Amendment to the Constitution was adopted in 1868, the answer to that question has been cemented in the American psyche: anyone born on U.S. soil is a U.S. citizen.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
TIME,
23 Jan. 2025
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These changes allow the growers to improve farm efficiency, soil health and access to premium markets, leading to environmental and economic progress.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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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
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Having dirtied himself in the catacombs beneath the papacy’s home, our scrappy archaeologist emerges into none other than a resplendent re-creation of the Sistine Chapel.—
Lewis Gordon,
Vulture,
18 Dec. 2024
Noun
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When a second fire sparked in a neighbor’s yard, Wootton jumped the fence and started throwing dirt on it with his hands.—
Lauren Penington,
The Denver Post,
23 Jan. 2025
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Here’s how to tackle whiteheads using skincare products and techniques: Cleansing Start with a gentle cleanser to remove dirt, makeup, and excess oil.—
William Truswell,
Verywell Health,
22 Jan. 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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In the Mecklenburg County jail, he was accused of assaulting guards, breaking sprinklers, and smearing feces on his cell walls.—
Kallie Cox,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Jan. 2025
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The peanut pesto smearing the fish hits all the flavor notes: umami from the fish sauce, caramelly sweetness from the brown sugar, and brightness from the lime juice.—
Megan Zhang,
Saveur,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This season, the valley bottom is still soggy with slush and muck—difficult conditions to work in for forester and fourth-generation Idaho local Chad Ramsay.—
Katie Bradish,
Outside Online,
15 Jan. 2025
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Inside mountains like these are crushed up bits of black-shale formations, which form from the organic muck accumulated at the bottom of seas, heated and compressed over time.—
Justin Nobel,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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Back in the 1920s, several residents of the seaside town of Littlehampton in England began receiving poison pen letters rife with obscenities and false rumors.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
23 Dec. 2024
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In short: Your former co-worker needs to cut this [obscenity redacted] out.—
Anna Holmes,
New York Times,
24 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Maybe a little but the skeptic in me says we would have just been carelessly tarred by the same brush as the rest of the media, which would have made the move futile.—
Andrew Wallenstein,
Variety,
11 Dec. 2024
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Its electoral success rested in large part on the claim that the AKP embodied the authentic will of the nation; the party tarred its opponents as corrupt, cosmopolitan elites.—
Ece Temelkuran,
Foreign Affairs,
22 July 2020
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“Smut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smut. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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