1
as in dirt
foul matter that mars the purity or cleanliness of something
the filth in the restaurant's kitchen was unbelievable
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as in grossness
the quality or state of being obscene
films full of filth and violence
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Recent Examples of filth
This insider will not only remain a secret to the staff, but will also help Ramsay infiltrate the restaurant after-hours for a dramatic nighttime black light kitchen investigation that reveals more filth and grossness than ever before.
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Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Ultimately, what all of this research reveals is that the planet is dirty, even if the filth can be hard to see.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 10 Mar. 2025
The water on the floor was gritty and black, and the man moved the filth around.
—Amitava Kumar, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
Looking the Part If filth means people treat you worse, then fancy clothes mean people in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 treat you better.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
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Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Ultimately, what all of this research reveals is that the planet is dirty, even if the filth can be hard to see.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 10 Mar. 2025
The water on the floor was gritty and black, and the man moved the filth around.
—Amitava Kumar, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
Looking the Part If filth means people treat you worse, then fancy clothes mean people in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 treat you better.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filth
Noun
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Unexpected grave goods The dirt block went through CT scans and X-rays at the University of Bradford before being sent to the York Archaeological Trust for a deeper analysis in November.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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Every day, as my colleague Thomas Curwen described it a few years ago, the big rigs take a shortcut through a small Wilmington neighborhood, sending out dirt and noise and diesel fumes.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
Noun
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Over time, these items amass dirt, debris, muck, and odors.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 May 2025
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Sovereignty’s Kentucky Derby victory in the muck at Churchill Downs sparked curiosity over whether the colt can build on his signature win over a possibly drier, faster surface on the Triple Crown trail.—
Gary B. Graves,
Baltimore Sun,
4 May 2025
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Finally, women need to call this type of vulgarity out instead of being demure!—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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Fiona Crombie’s production design gives the movie an imposing scale (with a Mar-a-Lago vulgarity in the ostentatious décor of the Marshalls’ quarters), though for a project shot by Darius Khondji and screened in IMAX, the visuals are nothing special.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
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Young stands remain uneven in age and composition, and soil and hydrological processes continue to reflect past disturbances.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Herbicides can harm the important beneficial microorganisms that make your soil a healthy environment for plants’ roots.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2025
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In the early ’70s, there was a 54-inch sewage force main installed from south to north at this river crossing location.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
16 May 2025
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Dumbarton Oaks Park is downstream from Piney Branch, a tributary of Rock Creek that receives about 40 million gallons of untreated sewage and storm water overflow each year, according to the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority.—
Chris Cameron,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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Such was the case this past weekend, as the Bronx faithful showered the $765-million man with deafening boos, taunts and obscenities.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
19 May 2025
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The shooting happened around 7 p.m., when officers were called to the 300 block of Oyster Point Boulevard for a report of a man who was yelling obscenities and trying to use a metal object to force his way into a public restroom, the South San Francisco Police Department said in a statement.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
16 May 2025
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Reichardt’s previous films, such as her retro Westerns Meek’s Cutoff and First Cow, have tended towards sludge and shadows, but her competition closer opens with the golden leaves of a New England fall, slightly faded to the paler golds of an Ektachrome postcard of the era.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
23 May 2025
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Add the bark powder, which turns into DMT-laden sludge.—
Andy Greenberg,
Wired News,
22 May 2025
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Duluth, Minnesota, has installed effective and unobtrusive signs at each beach entrance next to a garbage receptacle.—
John Michael Pierobon,
Sun Sentinel,
25 May 2025
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Allegiance The Resistance, led by General Leia Organa, regroups on the garbage planet Anoat, while Finn and Poe go on a secret mission to retrieve a weapons cache to increase their dwindling arsenal.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
25 May 2025
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“Filth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filth. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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