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
No one has ever read her for absolute filth like that.
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
Her teeth were broken from attempting to drink water from a rabbit bottle attached to her cage, and her once-white paws were permanently stained from years of filth.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
In late September, migrants battled rain and filth from their camping tents and makeshift lean-tos.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
So settle in for some real filth from the Pope of Trash, and queue up the marathon.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2024
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
Her teeth were broken from attempting to drink water from a rabbit bottle attached to her cage, and her once-white paws were permanently stained from years of filth.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
In late September, migrants battled rain and filth from their camping tents and makeshift lean-tos.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
So settle in for some real filth from the Pope of Trash, and queue up the marathon.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filth
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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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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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
Noun
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The order directs federal agencies to stop issuing citizenship documents such as passports to children born on U.S. soil to parents in the country illegally or under temporary visas.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2025
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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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In December, the coastal area around Salt Creek in Dana Point was closed after 3,375 gallons of sewage spilled into the sea.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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This number does not include sewage backups into buildings.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 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
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Sewage sludge has now been spread on millions of acres across the country.—
Hiroko Tabuchi,
New York Times,
27 Dec. 2024
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Despite the film’s best efforts to melt its characters into the vast sludge of superhero cinema, the union between Eddie and Venom is simply too pure to be diluted down to nothing.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
23 Oct. 2024
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Prosecutors allege Portillo’s body was found by police wrapped in garbage bags and clothes stuffed under a bed inside Coto-Navarro’s apartment.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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The 55-year-old super’s body was found hidden under Navarro’s bed wrapped in clothing and two garbage bags, one covering his top half, the other covering his lower half.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Filth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filth. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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