as in corrupt
having or showing lowered moral character or standards
within a few short years their rakish son had squandered the family fortune on hard liquor and fast cars
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Recent Examples of rakish
Lula Rose General Store Their take on the classic egg, bacon and cheese sandwich gets a slightly rakish upgrade at this Congress Park coffee shop when served on a buttery brioche bun.
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Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 13 Sep. 2024
Wes is described as charming and rakish, an agent whose impeccable instincts and unconventional tactics fuel his drive to stop at nothing to achieve justice.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Sep. 2024
Remember that when recounting in graphic detail, every side-effect of your recent colonoscopy prep, dropping the F-bomb, arguing heatedly with your spouse or partner, boasting of your rakish conquests at the local bar and grill or openly discussing your private financial affairs.
—Steve Cambria, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2024
Tubbs though was written to be precise in his rakish style.
—Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Aug. 2024
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Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 13 Sep. 2024
Wes is described as charming and rakish, an agent whose impeccable instincts and unconventional tactics fuel his drive to stop at nothing to achieve justice.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Sep. 2024
Remember that when recounting in graphic detail, every side-effect of your recent colonoscopy prep, dropping the F-bomb, arguing heatedly with your spouse or partner, boasting of your rakish conquests at the local bar and grill or openly discussing your private financial affairs.
—Steve Cambria, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2024
Tubbs though was written to be precise in his rakish style.
—Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rakish
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The essential modern text is Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the 2010 Supreme Court decision that equates money with speech, resulting in an ever more corrupt system of campaign finance.David Remnick, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2025
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The only alternative to withdrawal was defending a pathetically inept and corrupt government in Kabul until the sun exploded, which was really no alternative at all.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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These pollutants then build up in a confined area, resulting in degraded air quality, which may affect people with and other health concerns.Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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However, in the digital age, this kind of content has been mass-produced and even more degraded.Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 6 June 2024
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And cats everywhere are getting sick from the virus.Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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On December 18, the CDC announced that the first severe H5N1 case in a human had been detected, which is thought to have been caught after exposure to sick and dead birds in backyard flocks.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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The Human Fear is their fantastic tribute to misspent youth and an even more dissolute adulthood.Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2025
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Imbert reminds us of social change and collapse via brief flashbacks to Pierre’s dissolute life before his fall.Armond White, National Review, 1 Nov. 2024
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And though a second, thick stucco layer with bits of cork was an insulation novelty imported from Italy, its properties meant that the walls could remain authentically crooked.Julie Lasky, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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What he’s actually done is fake his death to create a template for a new life by stealing $90 million from a client of his crooked law firm.Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
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This dessert is rich and decadent, but absolutely worth splitting with a friend (or two).Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2025
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The dessert room features 70 private booths made of wine casks where diners can choose from 50 decadent desserts to sample with a hot drink or dozens of dessert wines and ports.Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Rakish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rakish. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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