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as in adult
dealing in or with explicitly sexual material
opposition to a pornographic bookstore opening in the neighborhood
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as in obscene
depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society
the store kept all of its pornographic DVDs locked up, thus ensuring that they would be accessible only to adults
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Recent Examples of pornographic
Brazil requires supervision and restricts the infinite scroll A Brazilian law that seeks to shield minors from addictive, violent and pornographic online content took effect this month, with experts calling it a milestone in the protection of children and adolescents.
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Barbara Ortutay, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
More than 100 students and parents from Lancaster Country Day School were in court to hear victims describe the shock of having to identify their own faces in pornographic photos to detectives.
—CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Also Thursday, Brussels accused four of the world's biggest pornographic websites, Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX and XVideos, of failing to protect children from adult content on their websites, following an investigation opened last year.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
More than 100 students and parents from Lancaster Country Day School were in court to hear victims describe the shock of having to identify their own faces in pornographic photos to detectives.
—Mark Scolforo, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
Gone are the days of using CGI to stick a celebrity’s face on existing pornographic materials.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Founded in 2016 by British father and son Guy and Tim Stokely, OnlyFans rose to fame by hosting pornographic material forbidden on most social networks.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
In Spiegel investigation, Fernandes alleges that her ex-husband created fake social media profiles in her name and used them to contact men to send them pornographic photos and videos.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 21 Mar. 2026
The emails were originally unearthed during a sweeping internal affairs investigation, which revealed in 2015 that Miami Beach officers had exchanged hundreds of racist, sexist and pornographic messages via their city email accounts.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
Barbara Ortutay, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
More than 100 students and parents from Lancaster Country Day School were in court to hear victims describe the shock of having to identify their own faces in pornographic photos to detectives.
—CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Also Thursday, Brussels accused four of the world's biggest pornographic websites, Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX and XVideos, of failing to protect children from adult content on their websites, following an investigation opened last year.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
More than 100 students and parents from Lancaster Country Day School were in court to hear victims describe the shock of having to identify their own faces in pornographic photos to detectives.
—Mark Scolforo, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
Gone are the days of using CGI to stick a celebrity’s face on existing pornographic materials.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Founded in 2016 by British father and son Guy and Tim Stokely, OnlyFans rose to fame by hosting pornographic material forbidden on most social networks.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
In Spiegel investigation, Fernandes alleges that her ex-husband created fake social media profiles in her name and used them to contact men to send them pornographic photos and videos.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 21 Mar. 2026
The emails were originally unearthed during a sweeping internal affairs investigation, which revealed in 2015 that Miami Beach officers had exchanged hundreds of racist, sexist and pornographic messages via their city email accounts.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pornographic
Adjective
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It is estimated that, based on measures of blood glucose, lipids, and other parameters, less than 12% of the adult American population can even be said to metabolically healthy.—
Christopher Duggan,
STAT,
27 Mar. 2026
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For many readers and critics, the perception was that Mansfield was almost writing children’s fiction, since most of her stories are deceptively easy to read, although her themes are entirely adult in both form and content.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The legislation would require social media platforms to estimate the age of users and exclude obscene content to children 16 years old or younger.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Apr. 2026
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The use of obscene or indecent clothing or signs will result in expulsion.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Through a red chain-link curtain is a back room containing the likes of Screw, Al Goldstein’s erotic tabloid from the sixties and seventies.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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An easy comparison with the version available concurrently on PPOV showed the omission of Sidney Sweeney’s partial nudity in the steamy scenes that helped turn Paul Feig’s rebooting of the 1990s erotic thriller into one of the year’s megahits.—
Gustavo Turner,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Doncic claimed Bitadze directed a vulgar comment about Doncic’s family in Serbian toward the Lakers star guard.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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Tensions rose, neighbors said, to the point that King was heard at times swearing at Kirsten Wells as well as others using vulgar epithets.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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As far as wellness trends go, small talk isn’t sexy.—
Keith Wagstaff,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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How did Smart feel about Deborah getting to have some sexy fun?—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Martin's first pitch to former Ranger Adolis García was popped into foul territory and dropped by Burger.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The shots were awarded after a flagrant-one foul call on the Jayhawks, so the Aztecs got the ball right after that.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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According to a screenshot of the DMs in question, which TMZ obtained, the sender, who seemingly initiated the correspondence, sent a handful of suggestive messages to the Carpenter account.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026
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For now, however, the evidence remains suggestive rather than definitive.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Pornographic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pornographic. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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