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Recent Examples of libertinism Still, a story that’s equal parts an exploration of libertinism and also a scorching take on the elite remained a tempting narrative to explore. Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024 Where his first two books take Bulgaria as backdrop and a certain kind of soft-skinned, deeply feeling libertinism as narrative vehicle, Small Rain functions as a midlife sequel, one that is quietly, unabashedly romantic. Sarah Thankam Mathews, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024 To some, the campus became the place where the children of American postwar affluence failed to live up to all that had been invested in them, opting instead for campus protest, radical politics, and libertinism. Adrian Daub / Made By History, TIME, 3 Sep. 2024 In other words, liberals refuse to acknowledge that political liberalism gives rise to private libertinism. Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 3 July 2024 Each letter affords Stauffer a chance to ruminate on whatever facet of the poet’s history and character happened to be glittering most brightly at the time, from his devotion to the cause of Greek independence in the fight against Ottoman rule to the libertinism for which he is famed. The New Yorker, 12 June 2024 The era of libertinism — a philosophy devoted to the pursuit of pleasure — died out in the 19th century. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024 Evil excited certain Surrealists who, for instance, celebrated the predatory libertinism of the Marquis de Sade. Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2021 Sade, after all, viewed himself not just as a libertine, but as a philosopher of libertinism (one of his works was titled Philosophy in the Boudoir). Mitchell Abidor, The New York Review of Books, 12 Feb. 2020
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Noun
  • Yet the devastation that Israel inflicted on Hezbollah last year, the general degradation of Iran’s militia network, and the failure of Tehran’s strategy of using Arab fighters as a forward defense against Israel and the U.S. were decisive.
    Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Users could still watch and download videos, but over time, this lack of updates could cause significant degradation of the app’s performance.
    Cherie Brooke Luo, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Although Russia has struggled to embrace startup culture, the big contractors have a stranglehold on the supply process; corruption is endemic, and the military know who to buy from.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The council has been target of calls for a reconfiguration following its lack of action on the corruption allegations, dissatisfaction with many of its decisions and the escalating gang violence.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The film cares more for Romy’s enveloping sense of self than the depths of her immorality.
    Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
  • What captivated me about the series was its unwillingness to sugarcoat the immorality of man.
    Jason Parham, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Even after a 10-7 regular season and return to the playoffs — albeit a brief one after Sunday’s wild-card loss to Buffalo — established a new benchmark for success, the sins of the past lingered in the coach’s mind.
    Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2025
  • But the sin of this particular series is one that's hard to get over: deep unpleasantness.
    Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • His surreal, operatic films and television shows examined romance, consciousness, evil, and the enduring rot beneath suburban sheen and Hollywood glamor.
    Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025
  • These evils are sensational and appalling, and there’s an impulse to perceive them as existing outside of our realities, perpetrated by people who aren’t like us.
    Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 17 Jan. 2025

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“Libertinism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/libertinism. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.

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