as in degenerate
a person who has sunk below the normal moral standard
a pervert who, because of years of bad choices, couldn't get a job
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as in to distort
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
that summary really perverts the other candidate's views on taxes
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as in to corrupt
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
a movie that perverted the Bible story by reveling in the sinners' lewd behavior until just before the moment of divine retribution
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as in to abuse
to put to a bad or improper use
accused of perverting the Internal Revenue Service by using it to harass political opponents
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Recent Examples of pervert
Steve Forbes, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
The moral of this story is simple: The Russian prison system, the Federal Penitentiary Service, is run by a collection of perverts.
—Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
The bet here is that if alive today, Friedman would say the quote attributed to him has been perverted by conservatives and libertarians alike.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Five states and Washington, D.C. have referendums next month that could profoundly change—and pervert—the way each conducts elections.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
The moral of this story is simple: The Russian prison system, the Federal Penitentiary Service, is run by a collection of perverts.
—Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
Verb
The spotlight has shown light on the big, bad wolves on the other end of those chats, yet the spotlight itself has perverted the process of real justice by making this a righteous spectacle.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
The bet here is that if alive today, Friedman would say the quote attributed to him has been perverted by conservatives and libertarians alike.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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This 24-hour dive near Uptown is for true degenerates looking to extend the party to unholy hours.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2025
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At another point, a surface-to-air missile takes out a passenger airliner, something that really happened — but the attack is as purposeless here as the tragic original event, other than to remind us that Valet, who surveys the wreckage for valuables, is a degenerate.—
Boris Fishman,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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Trump portrait removed from Colorado Capitol after president called it 'distorted' Taylor Ardrey is a news reporter for USA TODAY.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2025
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And Washington demanded that the Chinese government stop subsidizing the production and export of goods, which distorted the global marketplace.—
Michael B. G. Froman,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Mar. 2025
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Since signing with New Orleans in 2023, he’s mustered just a .500 record across 27 starts with injuries and inconsistent play corrupting his tenure with the team.—
Kambui Bomani,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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The 12-page document further claims WWE has a pattern of corrupting officials in several states and that the TKO merger was an attempt to bypass legal liabilities, without providing concrete examples.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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Authorities subsequently found that the boy and Ruby's 10-year-old daughter had been seriously abused.—
Liam Quinn,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Franke, the father of the children abused by Hildebrandt and his ex-wife, has advocated for more oversight of life coaches since the two women were sent to prison.—
Jessica Schreifels,
ProPublica,
27 Mar. 2025
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Majors also played the mega villain He Who Remains in Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Loki and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumaia.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2025
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As previously announced, Robert Downey Jr. will be back as the villain Doctor Doom instead of Iron Man.—
Michaela Zee,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2025
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The lawsuit, filed by members of the church in October 2024, stems from allegations that Gateway was not transparent with its finances and misrepresented how donations were spent despite generating $100 million in revenue in the past, according to The Christian Post.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Mar. 2025
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Practicing Forgiveness—For Your Partner And Yourself Much like gratitude, forgiveness is commonly misrepresented.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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When that was challenged, whether by a game developer subverting industry norms or a woman calling out stereotypical female characters, a core contingent of gamers saw it as political correctness run amok, Massanari wrote in her book.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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As the Department of Government Efficiency roars through agencies across government, its targets have included some of the organizations that Beijing worried about most, or actively sought to subvert.—
David E. Sanger,
New York Times,
22 Mar. 2025
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Bellis’ confidentiality orders limited the sharing of the private, personal information out of fear that it could be misused to ridicule those suing Jones.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
13 Mar. 2025
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Sometimes, fraudulent advice includes encouraging people to create or misuse W-2 forms to generate a bigger refund.—
Susan Tompor,
USA TODAY,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Pervert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pervert. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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