as in passionate
having a strong sexual desire
the salacious Greek god Pan is generally portrayed as having the legs, horns, and ears of a goat
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Recent Examples of salacious
These claims are completely false, outrageous, and intentionally salacious, with an intent to publicly hurt and rehash a narrative in the media.
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 1 Jan. 2025
And then this salacious story comes around where this actor wants to murder and eat people.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
Many men who follow child influencers online seek salacious images of them, often from their parents.
—Jennifer Valentino-Devries, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Our favorite podcasts of the year are salacious, well-researched, and laugh-out-loud hilarious.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for salacious 
Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 1 Jan. 2025
And then this salacious story comes around where this actor wants to murder and eat people.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
Many men who follow child influencers online seek salacious images of them, often from their parents.
—Jennifer Valentino-Devries, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Our favorite podcasts of the year are salacious, well-researched, and laugh-out-loud hilarious.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for salacious
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salacious
Adjective
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Leave it to my grandfather—and Southern Living editors—to have passionate opinions about this classic sweet.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
19 Jan. 2025
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Start taking a closer look at sports that might be considered new but have passionate competitors and advocates.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The vapor chamber cooling system is larger on all three—a crucial component to keep the phones from getting too hot during intense gaming sessions—with the chamber in the S25 Ultra getting a 40 percent size bump.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
22 Jan. 2025
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Submerge and soak the racks in hot soapy water before gently scrubbing them with fine-grade steel wool.—
Halee Miller Van Ryswyk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Jan. 2025
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He was charged with seven counts of lewd and lascivious molestation against a child between 12 and 16 years old, three counts of offenses against students by authority figures, and three counts of lewd and lascivious behavior.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
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The goal of Troye and Charli’s austere, loud, lascivious evening is to take the sweet abandon of the club and scale it up to the arena.—
Jeremy D. Larson,
Pitchfork,
24 Sep. 2024
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“Salacious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salacious. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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