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Recent Examples of fetishistic
Indeed, the first half of the film assumes the fetishistic edge of a humiliation ritual.
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David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
14 Apr. 2026
Although the clothes were Medieval in inspiration, they were given a fetishistic twist with garter belts, fishnet stockings, and lacy bras.
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Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
12 Mar. 2026
Yet somehow, none of these images come off as overdone or fetishistic.
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Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
21 Nov. 2025
For Twigs, who has spent much of 2025 testing the limits of scale and fetishistic form, the stiletto reads as both archival and corrective — a pivot into sleekness at a show designed to reframe Ford’s legacy for a new era.
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Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
2 Oct. 2025
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
14 Apr. 2026
Although the clothes were Medieval in inspiration, they were given a fetishistic twist with garter belts, fishnet stockings, and lacy bras.
—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
12 Mar. 2026
Yet somehow, none of these images come off as overdone or fetishistic.
—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
21 Nov. 2025
For Twigs, who has spent much of 2025 testing the limits of scale and fetishistic form, the stiletto reads as both archival and corrective — a pivot into sleekness at a show designed to reframe Ford’s legacy for a new era.
—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fetishistic
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Gibson asked for pornographic images of the minor, and sent photos of himself, according to court documents.
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While Washington drags its feet, kids across the nation are being exposed to vile, pornographic images and ads with no meaningful safeguards to prevent it.
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Morris pleaded guilty in October last year in Oklahoma to five counts of lewd and indecent acts with a child.
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Varley, a teacher, was also found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm; four counts of cruelty to a person under 16; ten counts of taking indecent images of a child; two counts of possessing indecent images of a child; and one count of distributing an indecent image of a child.
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What if the creature from John Carpenter’s The Thing had a prurient interest in one of the researchers?
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If minors are sent nude or otherwise prurient photos, the images are blurred.
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Margera tried to soothe the pain by submerging his fresh brand in a tub of filthy farm water, which resulted in a life-threatening staph infection that landed him in the hospital.
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Outside the Lineage warehouse Thursday morning, the smell of heavy smoke was already being replaced with that of spoiling food and filthy water.
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Her world is a Saturday morning cartoon crossed with a smutty joke.
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The first season of the series, based on Elle Kennedy’s smutty YA romance The Deal, follows Briar University juniors Hannah and Garrett, who pretend to date before their feelings for each other get all too real.
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Sean Goode, a former Canton police sergeant who was working the night of John O'Keefe's death and testified during the first Karen Read trial, allegedly sent dozens of vulgar text messages, according to an independent investigation.
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Others were removed early on for vulgar or inappropriate comments, according to a PGA Tour source with knowledge of the events, with five spectators in total ejected from the tournament with six holes to go.
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In March, the Miami Herald also joined Welty and the Croc Docs on a trip deep in the interior of the northern Everglades to track down lustful male pythons.
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Zhengyi Bai’s lustful Monostatos, disguised in the production as a hammy vampire, almost steals the show a time or two.
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Avila's family sued Tesla last week, alleging her death resulted from the company's gross negligence and failure to warn consumers that its self-driving systems were defective.
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One major carmaker earns $2,019 per truck/SUV in accessories, generating $350 million in annual gross profit—nearly a third of its vehicle profits.
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“Fetishistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetishistic. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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