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as in degradation
a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior
claimed that rap and rock music were responsible for the perversion of the nation's young people
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as in misuse
incorrect or improper use
if there's a hidden charge for the service, then that's a perversion of the word "free"
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Recent Examples of perversion
Spanish officials also accused Vives of criminal conspiracy, fraud and perversion of justice and are currently seeking a six year prison sentence for the executive.
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Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 19 Sep. 2024
And this cultural extortion, rooted in naïve ghetto socialism — a perversion of the civil-rights heritage — plants a worrisome notion.
—Armond White, National Review, 11 Oct. 2024
In short, the idea that financialization may be not a perversion of capitalism but the next stage in its evolution seems to be a little too uncomfortable for Kocka to fully consider.
—Mark Blyth, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2016
The easy thing would be to call it a total perversion of a great artist, but Monet made bright, oddly bleakish moments something of a specialty.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
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Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 19 Sep. 2024
And this cultural extortion, rooted in naïve ghetto socialism — a perversion of the civil-rights heritage — plants a worrisome notion.
—Armond White, National Review, 11 Oct. 2024
In short, the idea that financialization may be not a perversion of capitalism but the next stage in its evolution seems to be a little too uncomfortable for Kocka to fully consider.
—Mark Blyth, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2016
The easy thing would be to call it a total perversion of a great artist, but Monet made bright, oddly bleakish moments something of a specialty.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perversion
Noun
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The degradation of batteries is a challenge that bedevils all sorts of electronics.—
Asher Price,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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However, over time and age, exposure to the sun and other environmental factors, heat styling, and chemical treatment can deplete the volume in the hair through degradation and damage.—
Molly Peck,
USA TODAY,
3 Feb. 2025
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Allowing such actions to go unchecked sends the wrong message and enables further misuse of taxpayer funds.—
Pamella Pema Reid,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2025
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The false belief that patients taking prescription opioids without misuse were not at risk for addiction has led to millions of patients who haven’t been diagnosed with opioid use disorder and so haven’t accessed what could be lifesaving treatment.—
Adriane Fugh-Berman,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Feb. 2025
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The mayor has been under sharp scrutiny since President Trump’s Department Justice Department last week ordered prosecutors in his federal corruption case to drop the criminal charges against him.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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Four senior deputies to New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced their resignations Monday after the Justice Department moved to dismiss his corruption case.—
Zach Halaschak,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
17 Feb. 2025
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Change Appearance Series: The New Immigration: How Recent Arrivals at the Border Have Changed the Country and Its Attitudes More in this series ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.—
Mica Rosenberg,
ProPublica,
7 Feb. 2025
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To get the fraud, waste and abuse out of the federal government.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Perversion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perversion. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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