as in degenerate
a person who has sunk below the normal moral standard
a pervert who, because of years of bad choices, couldn't get a job
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1
as in to distort
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
that summary really perverts the other candidate's views on taxes
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as in to corrupt
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
a movie that perverted the Bible story by reveling in the sinners' lewd behavior until just before the moment of divine retribution
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as in to abuse
to put to a bad or improper use
accused of perverting the Internal Revenue Service by using it to harass political opponents
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Recent Examples of pervert
Armond White, National Review, 26 Feb. 2025
The days of pandering to perverts and woke PFCs are over.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
The only conspiracy is what Bove and Bondi are engaged in, perverting a prosecution for their political gain.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Using nature without spiritual belief (which Wicked perverts and so gets defended for its obvious, offensive politics) weakens The Wild Robot as a morality tale.
—Armond White, National Review, 26 Feb. 2025
The days of pandering to perverts and woke PFCs are over.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
Verb
The rule of law has been invoked and perverted in a concerted effort to undermine it.
—Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
The only conspiracy is what Bove and Bondi are engaged in, perverting a prosecution for their political gain.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pervert
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Novak: The fact that this group of degenerates, these bloodsucking, mass-murdering vampires and wannabe vampires, [could be] so lovable is amazing.—
Michael Ordoña,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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Those who hold advanced degrees in mathematics and analytics, or your favorite degenerate gambler, know any piece of datum is only reliant on the trove of data that occurred previously.—
Bill Speros,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2025
Verb
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Over time, that line has been distorted beyond recognition, used more to silence churches than to protect them.—
Lauren Cooley,
Sun Sentinel,
21 July 2025
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First, Jane Street intentionally distorted the less liquid cash market to profit on the more liquid options market.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
18 July 2025
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For parents worried about the elementary-school set being corrupted by the lustful goings-on at Love Island, the good news is that nearly all of the show’s kids’ viewership (424 million out of 474 million minutes streamed) was among the 12-and-up crowd.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
31 July 2025
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At crucial junctures, the prime minister’s choices have been corrupted by the need to cater to those with the ability to end his grip on power.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
29 July 2025
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At the time of her death, Sardinha was studying to become a counselor with the hope of working with women who had been abused, her mother told Orange County Superior Court Judge Michael J. Leversen.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
25 July 2025
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According to prosecutors, Maxwell helped Jeffrey Epstein recruit, groom, and abuse minor girls from about 1994 to about 2004, including girls as young as 14 years old.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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The film is currently filming in London with Joe and Anthony Russo, the directors behind the highest-grossing MCU movies ever, back behind the camera; Downey now playing the chief villain; and a slew of stars from the lost era of Fox's X-Men movies reprising their roles for the first time in years.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
24 July 2025
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In 1994, Hogan joined WCW and reinvented himself as a villain, forming the New World Order (nWo) and ushering in a new era of edgy storytelling.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
Verb
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Duggar's claims include: The trial court improperly excluded evidence that another person had a relationship with Duggar and had access to Duggar's computer and that information was misrepresented to the jury.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 July 2025
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But Scott Brunner, CEO of the Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding, says Novo Nordisk and its competitor Eli Lilly have misrepresented compounding pharmacists.—
Sydney Lupkin,
NPR,
29 July 2025
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On the flip side, some influencers have posted images of them wearing Skims' retro girdle as a sole outfit, subverting the 1950s connotation of undergarments as visible only to one's husband, said Einav Rabinovitch-Fox, professor of gender at Case Western Reserve University.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
10 July 2025
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Alex managed to bypass Charlie’s detection by training herself to swallow all her natural impulses when lying, subverting the template of the show and what fans have come to expect.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
10 July 2025
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Chappell misused state vehicles for personal use over weekends, holidays, and outside business hours, racking up unauthorized vehicle usage and mileage fees totaling more than $47,000 between August 2015 and January 2019, the news release said.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
23 July 2025
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Ice buckets in hotel rooms can carry germs if not used with a liner, as they've occasionally been misused in unsanitary ways.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
18 July 2025
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“Pervert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pervert. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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