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
On a day off, the cast gets to enjoy the comforts of home, imported to Vietnam: cheeseburgers, beer pong, and salacious grinding.
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Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2024
Russia was behind recent social media posts making baseless and salacious claims about Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, U.S. intelligence officials said Tuesday.
—Torey Van Oot, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
The salacious and anonymously sourced claims in the dossier attracted attention for years while Trump was in office.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Oct. 2024
Other talkshows, equally or more salacious, proliferated, and in order to compete, Donahue had to constantly raise (or lower) the bar.
—Carmel Dagan, Variety, 19 Aug. 2024
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Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2024
Russia was behind recent social media posts making baseless and salacious claims about Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, U.S. intelligence officials said Tuesday.
—Torey Van Oot, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
The salacious and anonymously sourced claims in the dossier attracted attention for years while Trump was in office.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Oct. 2024
Other talkshows, equally or more salacious, proliferated, and in order to compete, Donahue had to constantly raise (or lower) the bar.
—Carmel Dagan, Variety, 19 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salacious
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Thanks to the passionate efforts of the Saratoga Historical Foundation, the Saratoga Village Development Council and the Village Gardeners, our city flourishes with beauty, character and community spirit.Yan Zhao, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The Cloud 23 hot sauce founder and CEO and passionate chef is the eldest child of former soccer star David and fashion designer Victoria, who have known the British royals for years.Janine Henni, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Residents were also instructed to clean and scrub any containers with hot soapy water or bleach to remove any Aedes aegypti eggs and leave them to dry for at least a day.Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Top with the remaining Sichuan pepper oil, pine nuts, and cilantro, and serve hot with rice.Lois Goh, Saveur, 13 Nov. 2024
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The results can be hilarious, as when Costanzo’s lower register pours out of Venturi, who swaggers and stamps her way across the stage as the lascivious Count Almaviva, a femme form joyously channeling ridiculous machismo.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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Footage from the early days of her rap aspirations show her mother, who was also her manager, coaching Megan on the right way to punctuate certain words in her rhymes and shooting ad hoc music videos from lascivious angles.Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Salacious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salacious. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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