as in sinks
a place of great vice and corruption
over the decades the once-respectable neighborhood had become an urban cesspool
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Recent Examples of cesspools
Gobler says the culprit is our area's warming waters and too much nitrogen, mostly from underground aging and leaking cesspools.
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Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
These improvements amount to little more than empty symbolic gestures when our parks immediately revert to looking like cesspools.
—Rafael Perez, Daily News, 16 Jan. 2026
Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
These improvements amount to little more than empty symbolic gestures when our parks immediately revert to looking like cesspools.
—Rafael Perez, Daily News, 16 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cesspools
sinks
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Most sinks are full of bacteria that will happily colonize in leftover food and water.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
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An employee lacked knowledge of proper cold holding temperatures, handwashing sinks and handwashing.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
May 15,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
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“Cesspools.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cesspools. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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