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as in violating
to treat (a sacred place or object) shamefully or with great disrespect
vandals desecrated the cemetery last night by covering the tombstones with graffiti
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Adjective
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However, the group is often met with pushback from Christians, who view Satanism as an illegitimate religion and a blasphemous group that should not be entitled to First Amendment protections.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
16 Dec. 2024 -
The images, which many Muslims considered blasphemous, were at the heart of the controversy that led to Paty's death.—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
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Both girls were also charged with arson, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, and desecration of human remains.—
Rachel Hale,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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Robbed of the event’s usual flair, the competitors instead put on a display of oafish masculinity, eating Combos on the ice and getting overly handsy with a female partner, among other desecrations of the sport.—
Dan Reilly,
Vulture,
30 July 2024
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Even in districts that have staff dedicated to teaching Black history, some teachers are afraid of violating state law, according to Brian Knowles, who oversees African American, Holocaust and Latino studies for the Palm Beach County school district.—
Kate Payne,
Orlando Sentinel,
23 Dec. 2024
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That year, the campaign finance regulator separately found that Wyss’s groups failed to provide evidence of certain grant agreements upon conservatives accusing him of violating laws on foreign nationals making donations.—
Gabe Kaminsky,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
22 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Some fans will think supporting two different teams, let alone rivals, is sacrilegious.—
Charlotte Harpur,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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But the French debate over whether to show images of Muhammad, which many Muslims view as sacrilegious, is still being waged today.—
Colette Davidson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
8 Jan. 2025
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Listen to this article San Diego police detectives are investigating after parishioners at St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral arrived for services Sunday morning to find profane language spraypainted on the church’s walls and doors.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025
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Regarding the banker who wished to use profane language, managers who are rude to direct reports are still falling out of favor.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The epic destruction that surrounds the Villa today adds an unnerving element to the exhibition’s art historical context.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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Because mutually assured destruction has already occurred.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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For The Win's daily sports newsletter pairs the latest news from around the sports world with the smartest − yet somewhat irreverent – takes from FTW's staff.—
Jim Reineking,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Breathless had started as a somewhat conventional project that Godard turned into an irreverent formal free-for-all; the noirish, plaintive Le petit soldat had enough genre elements to mistake it for something more traditional.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Desecrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desecrating. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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