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as in degradation
a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior
claimed that rap and rock music were responsible for the perversion of the nation's young people
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as in misuse
incorrect or improper use
if there's a hidden charge for the service, then that's a perversion of the word "free"
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Recent Examples of perversion
However, Ma Mère is expressly about perversion.
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Armond White, National Review, 14 Feb. 2025
Everyone knows what a perversion fragmenting the Taj Mahal would be.
—Ralph Leonard, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
Clark, instead, memorializes Black Twitter, hoping to prevent further perversion of Black innovation, Black language, culture and style.
—J Wortham, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Originally, there was a title sequence that had nothing to do with John Doe and his fingertips or any of his composition book perversions.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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Armond White, National Review, 14 Feb. 2025
Everyone knows what a perversion fragmenting the Taj Mahal would be.
—Ralph Leonard, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
Clark, instead, memorializes Black Twitter, hoping to prevent further perversion of Black innovation, Black language, culture and style.
—J Wortham, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Originally, there was a title sequence that had nothing to do with John Doe and his fingertips or any of his composition book perversions.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for perversion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perversion
Noun
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These trade shifts are causing environmental degradation.—
Simi Thambi,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Violence, corruption and environmental degradation have saturated the avocado trade there, causing the U.S. to briefly stop imports and senators to agitate for action by the federal government.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
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Business Taken together, the changes reflect a new emphasis at Meta in favor of more unrestrained speech and more rapidly updating its apps — a dismantling of various guardrails the company has enacted over the years to curb the misuse of its platforms.—
Shannon Bond,
NPR,
31 May 2025
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Use large language models to analyze claims data and surface patterns in misuse, delays or preventable escalations.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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The series is centered on organized crime and corruption in Atlantic City during the Prohibition era, using real-life characters like Al Capone, Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Trump's Justice Department dropped corruption charges against Adams earlier this year.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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The Department of Government Oversight and Efficiency has uncovered waste, fraud and abuse that is troubling, but not unexpected.—
Rita Numerof,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Places like Valor Station exist for first-responders who are struggling with severe depression, anxiety, PTSD and substance abuse.—
Katja Ridderbusch,
NPR,
26 May 2025
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“Perversion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perversion. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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