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as in vulgarity
the quality or state of being obscene
parents complained about the indecency of the song's lyrics
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as in unfitness
the quality or state of not being socially proper
that a remark of such indisputable indecency was uttered at a meeting of the school board made everyone gasp
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Recent Examples of indecency
Justin Robinson, 23, of Meriden was charged Saturday with public indecency, third-degree criminal mischief and disorderly conduct, according to Connecticut State Police.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2025
Consumer legal site ConsumerShield said driving shirtless is a legal gray area as no state bans the practice explicitly, though a person could be cited for violating laws and local ordinances on public indecency.
—Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
The spokesperson did not respond to an email from the Statesman about the new indecency bill.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 14 Feb. 2025
Molina, a gay hairdresser convicted of public indecency during Argentina’s brutal military dictatorship, has been sent to the political wing of a prison and put in the same cell as Valentin Arregui (a solid, if unremarkable Diego Luna), an intense and serious-minded Marxist revolutionary.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2025
Consumer legal site ConsumerShield said driving shirtless is a legal gray area as no state bans the practice explicitly, though a person could be cited for violating laws and local ordinances on public indecency.
—Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
The spokesperson did not respond to an email from the Statesman about the new indecency bill.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 14 Feb. 2025
Molina, a gay hairdresser convicted of public indecency during Argentina’s brutal military dictatorship, has been sent to the political wing of a prison and put in the same cell as Valentin Arregui (a solid, if unremarkable Diego Luna), an intense and serious-minded Marxist revolutionary.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indecency
Noun
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Finally, women need to call this type of vulgarity out instead of being demure!—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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Fiona Crombie’s production design gives the movie an imposing scale (with a Mar-a-Lago vulgarity in the ostentatious décor of the Marshalls’ quarters), though for a project shot by Darius Khondji and screened in IMAX, the visuals are nothing special.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
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The hip-hop stars of Coogler’s youth like NWA, Ice-T, 2 Live Crew, and Too Short were pursued by the government, accused of promoting obscenity and violence.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
2 June 2025
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Children do not have a right to access alcohol, tobacco, drugs, firearms, automobiles, pornography, obscenity or any other dangerous material and public libraries have no obligation to provide it to them.—
Opinion Staff,
Oc Register,
27 May 2025
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No disrespect to Webb either, but the Dodgers-Giants rivalry demands that this dramatic pennant race not end without the teams facing each other.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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Rarely are signs of disrespect and arrogance brushed aside — especially if that player doesn’t possess elite skills, which most NFL talent evaluators agree, young Sanders does not.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Indecency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indecency. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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