dirty linen

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dirty linen
dirty laundry
Noun
  • Unlike some of her peers who air their dirty laundry online, Saweetie has stayed relatively quiet.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2025
  • He was done in by a combination of conflicts of interest and dirty laundry.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 18 July 2025
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“Dirty linen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dirty%20linen. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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