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Adjective
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Black Samson is a straight-up boom-bap piece of glory exuding a grimy, cinematic, unapologetic vibe encapsulating a specific hip-hop vibe.—
Ime Ekpo,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025 -
The matchups with the Bears were mostly grimy, physical affairs that tested TCU’s mental and physical toughness.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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After being fired from SNL, Silverman scored a part playing a misunderstood filthy comedy writer on The Larry Sanders Show, Shandling’s classic send-up of the talk-show game.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
18 May 2025
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Who doesn’t rinse out (and ideally wash) a filthy blender filled with milky stuff?—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The employee said to not shoot the bear and advised him to call Public Safety to scare it away, officials said, adding that what likely attracted the bear to the man’s home were food items, including cat food and unclean grills.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
25 May 2025
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Inspectors found a can of Raid fly spray under the front counter, where there was an unclean floor drain.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2025
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Now, the world is essentially the puppet of the A.I. big bad known as The Entity, which has gotten its grubby digital claws into the global psyche as well as most of the world’s nuclear arsenals.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2025
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But maybe that’s the ultimate victory: By the end, Cruise and McQuarrie manage to wrestle back their magnum opus from the grubby little cyberpaws of the Lord of Lies.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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Farmers or middlemen also frequently adulterated milk, watering it down to stretch supplies—with impure water likely to introduce further pathogens—or adding toxic substances, like formaldehyde or chalk, meant to conceal spoilage or make milk appear whiter.—
Made by History,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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What was considered holy at one time was considered impure in other epochs.—
Isaac Bashevis Singer,
Harpers Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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No, not grungy, but just bass-heavy and 808, and drums and just mad, hard percussions.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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While staples like Rudy’s, Welcome to the Johnsons and Sophie’s offer the purest form of dive bar — cash-only and grungy with cheap beer and shot deals — Romeo’s gives you the best of both worlds.—
Kaitlyn Rosati,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Migrants in Libya are routinely arbitrarily detained and placed in squalid detention centers where they are subjected to extortion, abuse, rape and killings.—
Renata Brito,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
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The suit alleged that Evergreen failed to pay at least $3 million of vulnerable workers’ earned wages, illegally charged rent for squalid housing, and maintained a culture of fear and violence.—
Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Martin Kove as John Kreese Martin Kove played John Kreese, Johnny's karate mentor, who encourages his students to play dirty and harass Daniel.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
1 June 2025
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That lack of presence really doesn’t matter, though, since dirty dojos like Cobra Kai and Demolition don’t accept defeat too easily.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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“Gunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunky. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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