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Recent Examples of debauchery The police chief of the North Bergen Police Department in New Jersey will be sued by five subordinates after being accused of turning the department into a den of debauchery. Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025 Image Spring break was once the domain of college students and has been notorious for binge drinking, debauchery, stomach pumping and, sometimes, horrific accidents. Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025 At night, after the final whistle was blown, thousands of jubilant fans poured into the streets, heading toward the city’s bars to continue the debauchery, sometimes till dawn. Andrew McNicol, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025 Rather than a group of murderous gays with a mysterious connection to Greg Hunt, the initiator of the debauchery this time is Chloe — a hot party girl with an ambiguous past and a slightly less mysterious connection to Greg Hunt (now going by Gary). Zoe Papelis, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for debauchery
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Noun
  • The Trump administration is substantially scaling back the State Department's annual reports on international human rights to remove longstanding critiques of abuses such as harsh prison conditions, government corruption and restrictions on participation in the political process, NPR has learned.
    Graham Smith, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Thao has since been indicted for bribery and corruption.
    Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • This is, in part, about the degradation, devaluation, and replacement of writers.
    Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Soil degradation, water scarcity, and climate volatility have become immediate operational threats.
    Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • During the mid-credits scene, there are several reflections on Sammie’s life as a young man, plus a tempting offer from the vampires to give the elderly bluesman immorality.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Bad things happen when good people tolerate the immorality and lawlessness of a state or federal government.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Later zombie stories tried to frame the condition as a virus, usually created in a lab so the writers can cram some allegories for greed and pride in there.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Plus, Walton’s greed has left the crew with no choice but to attack gamers and steal the buyable credits required to survive.
    Judy Berman, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Landing in the bottom are Henry (for the sin of a spongy scallion pancake), Paula (for texture issues), and Bailey (for the aforementioned Pile of Stuff).
    Caroline Framke, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
  • But the occasional poach is perhaps no great sin, more akin to driving over the speed limit than, say, starting a forest fire.
    Mark Sundeen, Outside Online, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Rick should have listened more carefully to the memorable monologue from Frank (Sam Rockwell), who described an endless, increasingly bizarre cycle of hedonism which led him to nowhere.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • At heritage steakhouses, beachside dining rooms and birthday-destination chains, diners are sparing no expense to indulge in a little midcentury hedonism by the coupe glass.
    Tanya Sichynsky, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Valentin looking evil as hell in his green collar :) Chelsea’s bright yellow caftan is so hopeful and so sad, somehow.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, celebrates the beginning of spring and the the triumph of good over evil.
    Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025

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“Debauchery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debauchery. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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