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as in raw
being such as found in nature and not altered by processing or refining
a sizable spill of crude oil along a coastline is the worst kind of environmental disaster
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as in primitive
belonging to or characteristic of an early level of skill or development
the crude stone tools that those prehistoric peoples used
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as in vulgar
depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society
crude jokes can be considered sexual harassment
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as in crass
lacking in refinement or good taste
any discussion of one's money is considered crude by the club's blue-blooded members
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as in clumsy
hastily or roughly constructed
a crude hut that was constructed by some shipwrecked sailors
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Recent Examples of crude
That was triple the amount the group had previously planned to add, signaling a significant policy shift after years of supply constraints that had supported crude prices.
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Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2025
Rhodes further retorted with a crude remark about Cena's microphone skills versus his physical attributes, and cautioned him against exaggerating his positive impact on WWE upon his departure.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Vaca smiles remembering a crude joke of Flores’ involving a stomach ultrasound.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 31 Mar. 2025
China and India buy about 80% of Russian crude exports.
—Guy Faulconbridge and Gleb Stolyarov, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2025
Rhodes further retorted with a crude remark about Cena's microphone skills versus his physical attributes, and cautioned him against exaggerating his positive impact on WWE upon his departure.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Vaca smiles remembering a crude joke of Flores’ involving a stomach ultrasound.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 31 Mar. 2025
China and India buy about 80% of Russian crude exports.
—Guy Faulconbridge and Gleb Stolyarov, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crude
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This is the reason many food safety experts agree that rinsing raw fish and meats isn’t a good idea.—
Stacey Lastoe,
Southern Living,
8 Apr. 2025
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Querer was awarded one of Europe’s biggest small screen prizes at a time when raw creativity feels under threat, with non-commercial projects harder to get off the ground than ever.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2025
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Houde said these mammoth animals are a primitive group of proboscideans ('elephantoids') from which modern elephants evolved.—
Joseph J. Kolb,
Fox News,
18 July 2017
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Many are primitive and remote, and don’t have restrooms or water.—
OregonLive.com,
OregonLive.com,
12 July 2017
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The childish use of vulgar profanity simply leads peoople to view the speaker as being unable to express his/her view.—
Letters to the editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2025
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Along with receiving vulgar comments in person and people taking her picture on campus, the 18-year-old has received vile and sexist messages after her phone number was posted online.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Trump sued Maher in 2013 for $5 million after Maher made a crass joke about Trump’s mother and an orangutan.—
Elizabeth Crisp,
The Hill,
31 Mar. 2025
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He’s been accused of misogyny, thanks to his occasionally crass and combative online takes.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2025
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Raw also advertised Bayley challenging Lyra Valkyria for the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship, Penta vs. Dominik Mysterio and the world’s most clumsy GM Adam Pearce making his next fumble of the worst storyline going this WrestleMania season between Rhea Ripley, Bianca Belair and Iyo Sky.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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This is why the Trump administration’s DOGE exercise — while clumsy at times — is such an important endeavor despite Democratic efforts to discredit it.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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Her makeup accentuated her natural beauty: a dark pink lip and rosy cheeks.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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This trend can be achieved with live plants, earthy tones, and natural elements like wood.—
Isabella Milano,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Apr. 2025
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The adjustable-length stirrups will suit a wide range of riders, holding onto a rudimentary handlebar and sitting on a floating seat unit long enough to take a passenger, and capable of moving independently from the robot's ... butt joints.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Apr. 2025
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Added to the chaos is the underlying rudimentary calculation of tariff levels that have produced wildly uneven and irrational effects on trading partners with no readily discernible policy value.—
Jerrold Lundquist,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Presented at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, in 1976 as part of a group show of artists’ books, Santoro’s volume was immediately censored as obscene and offensive.—
Paola Ugolini,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
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Cybertruck owners have shared displays of hostility from other motorists on a Facebook page, including vulgar notes left on their vehicles and obscene gestures directed at them from passing cars.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA TODAY,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Crude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crude. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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