as in vulgar
depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society
a novel that does a good job of rendering the gutter language of that stratum of society
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Recent Examples of gutter
Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2024
The neon characters were set in metal gutters called channel letters, or cans, against a background of hot orange—lead paint, naturally.
—Laura Preston, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
David Benedict, Variety, 26 May 2023
Crews will be setting catch basins to grade, forming up curb and gutter cutout areas, and beginning to form up driveway aprons.
—Linda Gandee, cleveland, 15 June 2020
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Noun
To clean gutters well, Coloradans should remove big pieces of debris by hand, according to Gutters Inc.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2024
The neon characters were set in metal gutters called channel letters, or cans, against a background of hot orange—lead paint, naturally.
—Laura Preston, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
Verb
And for the umpteen transitions, tall, slim screens glide across the stage like screen-wipes displaying distractingly different, hyper-realist close-up images ranging from location-setting photos to a (worryingly out of focus) video of a guttering candle.
—David Benedict, Variety, 26 May 2023
Crews will be setting catch basins to grade, forming up curb and gutter cutout areas, and beginning to form up driveway aprons.
—Linda Gandee, cleveland, 15 June 2020
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The show was so bawdy — almost vulgar in a really fun way.Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Read more Here's what else to know one week before Election Day: Trump is on damage duty: The former president's campaign is scrambling to distance itself from racist, vulgar, and sexist comments made by speakers at Trump's Sunday night rally at Madison Square Garden in New York.Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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We’ve been promised profound value, and we’ve been warned of the trough of disillusionment.Patrick (PJ) Jean, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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These winds blow west to east, but the belt can shift north and south, forming ridges and troughs.Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
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Seven miles into her drive, police said, her car suddenly veered left across the straight two-lane road, smashing into a concrete ditch.Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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Good post for a mid- to late-November afternoon: 70 to 100 yards back in timber and along the thickest, nastiest ditch that leads out to crops. 59) Don’t waste precious rut-hunting time.Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Driven by a desire to fill the standard of care gaps, Dr. Halpert founded Immunocine Cancer Center.William Mullane, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Milton founded his style on the impersonality of ancient epic, and the resulting poem can feel more like the anonymous product of history than the effort of a single mind.Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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Saturate the soil completely, letting the excess drain out.Heather Bien, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
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But their smiles soon turned into frowns when Mack's diamond engagement ring fell down a sewer drain.Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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Look for blazer-like details like the ones in Aritzia’s The Constant coat, or the sharp lines punctuating Another Tomorrow’s double-faced trench.Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
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Now, after Musk confirmed a bitcoin and crypto price game-changer, traders and analysts are speculating whether Musk wading back into the bitcoin trenches of X increases the chances of a U.S. bitcoin strategic reserve.Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Those signs can flux when sleep deprived, traveling or stressed at work as well.Sandee LaMotte, CNN, 31 Jan. 2020
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Next, clean and flux a shutoff valve for the cold side and slide it over the tubing end place and solder it in place.Steve Willson, Popular Mechanics, 24 Aug. 2018
Adjective
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Blink Twice nods at a tangle of different contemporary ailments: lifestyle fetishism, wellness hedonism, our obscene fealty to stolid tech bros and their untrammeled wealth.Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
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Many are short baby names—partly because Australia prohibits long names, obscene words, and names with symbols or too many hyphens.1 Here are some of our favorite boys' names from the land down under.Sherri Gordon, Parents, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Gutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gutter. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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