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Recent Examples of indecently
Caleb Crawford was convicted of indecently touching a 12-year-old girl in October 2016 and was in jail until October 2018.
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Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2026
Another alleged victim said she was indecently assaulted in London in 2004.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2026
Another alleged victim said she was indecently assaulted in London in 2004.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indecently
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The documents indicate he was suspended for multiple weeks early in his career for things like excessive force, coming to work late, failure to report for duty and firing a gun inappropriately.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Pope has been criticized by sanctimonious warmongers for being inappropriately religious.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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The movie vulgarly sexualizes youthful political ardor and, even more contemptibly, the very notion of racial justice.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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That sandwich is the Vegitalian combo, from Court Street Grocers, the unbearably charming Carroll Gardens sandwich shop that opened in 2010 and now has additional locations in Williamsburg and Manhattan.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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Show business can be exposing and unbearably harsh, which is tough to deal with at any age, let alone for young actors who haven't fully matured yet.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Mar. 2026
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The data doesn’t show how many Texans were automatically re-enrolled — and who might unenroll if their premiums rose intolerably.—
Sasha Richie,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Jan. 2026
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Over the weekend, tens of thousands of Brazilian women participated in rallies calling for stronger action to tackle violence against women, which remains intolerably high.—
The Christian Science Monitor,
Christian Science Monitor,
8 Dec. 2025
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The unanimous decision from a three-judge appeals panel upheld Peter’s conviction but found the lower court had incorrectly sentenced her and infringed on her freedom of speech.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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The back-of-house hose was found incorrectly attached with no backflow preventor or air gap, causing potential dirty water to come back up from the sink.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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It has been called the most reprehensibly racist film in Hollywood history.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2026
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Logan, who comes across as an even more fervent Barry Pepper, is the most convincing of the actors left to sell characters who say and do reprehensibly offensive things but turn out to be decent people.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
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The willingness of the officers to jump into some awfully cold water was for a good cause – Special Olympics Illinois — is admirable.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Emma is a literary editor, though the specifics are awfully vague—a late subplot involving challenges on the job feels particularly superficial—and her love for literature seems to begin and end with that novel in the café.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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The new Attorney General is apt to be just as destructive as Bondi—maybe even more so, given that Bondi, who had little familiarity with the federal legal system, was not terribly effective in the job.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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In his absence was a grievance fest about a nation heading terribly off course, with foes at every turn to defy the greatness for which MAGA yearns.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Indecently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indecently. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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