as in grimy
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Adjective
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Sacramento County inspectors cited the Vietnamese restaurant after discovering grimy utensils, mold and other health code violations.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Feb. 2025 -
Excessive depictions of pain, as in Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life, can curdle understanding into a kind of grimy sympathy or, worse, distaste.—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This was to help end the puppy mill industry, where dogs are bred en masse, leading them to be born and raised in filthy and neglected conditions.—
Andrew Sheeler,
Sacramento Bee,
12 Feb. 2025
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The boys all came home, filthy and with unbrushed teeth.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Orange County Register,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Sacramento County health inspectors issued the Vietnamese restaurant a yellow placard after witnessing unclean surfaces and food at potentially dangerous temperatures.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Jan. 2025
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Inspectors also said floors throughout the kitchen were unclean.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Despite the grim proceedings and grubby environment, the spatial arrangement of the image brings to mind a theatre balcony packed with eager punters ready to consume their money’s worth of entertainment.—
Naomi Fry,
The New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2025
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Disinfectant spray or wipes: Alcohol-free wipes and sprays won't harm rubber, plastic, silicone, or acrylic, but will make quick work of your grubby buds, dissolving wax quickly.—
Chris Haslam,
WIRED,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Two major developments in the mid-1800s showed why impure water is dangerous.—
Bill Sullivan,
The Conversation,
27 Jan. 2025
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The evocation of the boy’s impure actions, as well as the undertow of sexuality in both his parish priest’s solicitude and his father’s violence, caught the attention of the censors, who typically busied themselves outlawing pulp erotica.—
Sam Sacks,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The 23-year-old singer has a reputation for donning bold outfits at Hollywood events, from grungy loose-fitting streetwear to stunning Gucci suits.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
3 Feb. 2025
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Next, the return of textured, grungy, unbrushed hair, first popularized by festival girls Kate Moss and Alexa Chung.—
Morgan Fargo,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Around 90% of Gaza’s population has been displaced, often multiple times, with hundreds of thousands of people living in squalid tent camps or shuttered schools.—
MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2025
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Around 90% of Gaza's population has been displaced, often multiple times, with hundreds of thousands of people living in squalid tent camps or shuttered schools.—
Bradford Betz,
Fox News,
30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Udoka hasn’t been quite as bold with a statement but has acknowledged the reality of Smith having to space the floor, trust his teammates and embrace the dirty work around the edges.—
Kelly Iko,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Mining is one of the dirtiest industries, contributing upwards of 5% of global carbon emissions.—
Justin Worland,
TIME,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Gunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunky. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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