1
as in dirt
foul matter that mars the purity or cleanliness of something
the filth in the restaurant's kitchen was unbelievable
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2
as in grossness
the quality or state of being obscene
films full of filth and violence
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Recent Examples of filth
The killer watched countless videos and discussed his filth online with fellow travelers, not to mention asking for practical advice, like what type of body armor to wear; this body armor ultimately stopped a round fired by an armed guard, who was then killed by the shooter.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
Thanks for all the laughs, the Kiki, the listening hear, shoulder the cry, the reading for filth, the masterful shade and endless love.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Pedro Pascal is reading anti-trans author J.K. Rowling for filth.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025
The show was a benefit for Willowbrook, a home for disabled children and adults that allowed its patients to wallow in filth and degradation.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2025
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
Thanks for all the laughs, the Kiki, the listening hear, shoulder the cry, the reading for filth, the masterful shade and endless love.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Pedro Pascal is reading anti-trans author J.K. Rowling for filth.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025
The show was a benefit for Willowbrook, a home for disabled children and adults that allowed its patients to wallow in filth and degradation.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filth
Noun
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The crowd was filled with men and women whose daily jobs leave them with dirt under their nails and pride in their chests because of their impact on everyone’s lives.—
Salena Zito,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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Alcaraz improved to 21-1 on clay this year, winning titles on the dirt in Rome — beating Sinner in the final after the Italian returned from his doping ban — and Monte Carlo.—
Jerome Pugmire,
Baltimore Sun,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Given her past record of almost never getting into the muck of rumors around her personal life, the latter speculations make better sense.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Justin has been dragged into the muck since March 2024, when he was briefly detained at his father’s L.A. mansion the day of the feds’ raid (the rap star’s Star Island mansion got hit up by Homeland Security, too).—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
21 May 2025
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During the presentation by PMM Chesterton, which wants to redevelop the golf course, Kowalski used a vulgarity to describe how the houses would be too close to each other.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
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The fans in Section 204, directly beyond where a right fielder stands, eschewed artistry for straight-up vulgarity.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
Noun
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After the piñas are added, the pit is blanketed with leaves from the agave plant and natural fibers, then covered with soil.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
17 June 2025
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The world of American soccer has a rare, priceless opportunity arriving a year from now: the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to be hosted largely on U.S. soil.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
17 June 2025
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Raw sewage becomes a concern in Hartford, along with the stability of large oil and gasoline tanks.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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In addition, untreated sewage commonly contains potentially hazardous compounds, such as pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs and biocides, a category including pesticides and antiseptics.—
Nara Schoenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2025
Noun
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One video posted online shows the drones take off from a truck bed parked along a highway as the Russian narrator let obscenities fly.—
Charles Maynes,
NPR,
2 June 2025
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But in the end, all the gleeful obscenity took a backseat to the story’s true subject: the terrifying process of growing up.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
24 May 2025
Noun
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Guests can sign up to walk to the canal and toss in Genki balls, filled with microorganisms that eat away at the sludge in the canal created from manmade pollutants.—
Jalyn Robinson,
Travel + Leisure,
25 May 2025
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Reichardt’s previous films, such as her retro Westerns Meek’s Cutoff and First Cow, have tended towards sludge and shadows, but her competition closer opens with the golden leaves of a New England fall, slightly faded to the paler golds of an Ektachrome postcard of the era.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
23 May 2025
Noun
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With the welcome citywide expansion of organic collection (brown bins) joining with paper (green bins) and metal, glass and plastic (blue bins), the remaining black bag garbage will be made of nonrecyclable items like those same thin plastics that Sims rejects that are used for wrapping or bags.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
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Patients may pass tissue and dispose of it in the garbage or toilet.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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“Filth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filth. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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