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Recent Examples of peccant
And even peccant democracies like Australia’s can change course.
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The Economist, 19 Sep. 2019
The Economist, 19 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peccant
Adjective
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His father, who believes Sammie's music to be sinful, orders him to drop the guitar, but Sammie can't do it.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Jan. 2026
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Gettin’ sinful all of a sudden.—
David Searcy,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Kanto practitioners believe that women cannot participate because, according to Japan's Shinto religion, women's blood from menstruation and childbirth is considered impure for the purpose of religious rituals.—
Anthony Kuhn,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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Their inclusion underlines the wider context of the film, provoking the audience to hold these pure and impure images together.—
Jourdain Searles,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Everyone—libidinous kids and adults alike—is alienated and groping for distraction, until tragedy strikes.—
The Atlantic Culture Desk,
The Atlantic,
21 Dec. 2025
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Much of the credit should be shared by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who wrote and produced this libidinous holiday rocker with Elvis in mind.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
4 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Yes, Netflix's Regency-era romance drama (Season 4 Part 1 now streaming) has returned for a new year of lustful glances, hopelessly star-crossed lovers and absolutely absurd balls for a fourth go-round, this time with a story all about the second Bridgerton son, Benedict (Luke Thompson).—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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Just don’t make the mistake of thinking that all the girls from 20 to 54 who haven’t glanced in your direction in 25 years are suddenly going to swoon with lustful gazes.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
18 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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On both page and stage, Benedict attends a party where Sophie is working, defends her against her lecherous employer, then whisks them both away to his cottage, where Benedict recovers from an injury sustained in the confrontation.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
30 Jan. 2026
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The song eventually escalates into a lecherous, breathless, glittering climax of incandescent synthesizers and melodic moans—an erotic asphyxiation depicted as utterly glorious.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Initially arrested on multiple counts of lewd and lascivious battery of a victim between 12 and 16 years old, he was charged in January with two more counts, both charges of possession of child pornography, court records show.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Feb. 2026
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One of them, Marcelino Olguin, also pleaded guilty to lewd and lascivious acts on a child under 14 and was sentenced to seven years in state prison.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Peccant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peccant. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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