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
The salacious details ascribed to Maddrey are horrid.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
These claims are completely false, outrageous and intentionally salacious with an intent to publicly hurt and rehash a narrative in the media.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Dec. 2024
Instead, Willis spent months battling salacious reports about her personal life.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Some of the videos falsely reported the individuals being arrested and others featured thumbnails with salacious fake images of celebrities in bed together.
—Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
These claims are completely false, outrageous and intentionally salacious with an intent to publicly hurt and rehash a narrative in the media.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Dec. 2024
Instead, Willis spent months battling salacious reports about her personal life.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Some of the videos falsely reported the individuals being arrested and others featured thumbnails with salacious fake images of celebrities in bed together.
—Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for salacious
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salacious
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The newlyweds wake up hungry after a passionate wedding night, which is when Mel remembers that Charmaine never did turn up yesterday.Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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But the importance of bird conservation does not start or end with one passionate 21-year-old.Eliza Principe Garcia, Baltimore Sun, 18 Dec. 2024
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Will the Saints get the big upset on Monday Night Football, or will the Packers continue their hot season with another dominant win?Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Having this kind of latitude in a high-performance supercar is the equivalent of a long, hot shower after a hard workout.Peter Nelson, The Verge, 23 Dec. 2024
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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 9 Jan. 2025.
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