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as in adult
dealing in or with explicitly sexual material
opposition to a pornographic bookstore opening in the neighborhood
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as in obscene
depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society
the store kept all of its pornographic DVDs locked up, thus ensuring that they would be accessible only to adults
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Recent Examples of pornographic
The speakers took questions from concerned parents, who asked about the use of artificial intelligence to create pornographic images — a growing threat on social media — and what law enforcement will do about trafficking as the World Cup approaches.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2026
Douglas Wiederhold, 42, who appeared as the male actor in 71 of the website’s pornographic videos, pleaded guilty in 2024 to a federal conspiracy charge for his involvement with the now-defunct site.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Because the women were all adults and the man who generated the pornographic deepfakes didn’t necessarily distribute them, no apparent crime was committed.
—Lola Murti, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
Smith, 50, also confessed to buying and possessing pornographic images of minors.
—Chris Dolmetsch, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
The dangers of some using modern technology to render false, realistic pornographic depictions of real individuals is just one of many concerns people are having in the age of artificial intelligence.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2026
The legislation would allow individuals whose likeness has been used by AI to generate pornographic photos and videos without their consent to sue those responsible for generating or disseminating the content for upward of $150,000.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 22 Jan. 2026
The social worker also claimed to have seen pornographic art in the home where Compton and Wallace were raising their then-3-year-old daughter.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Yeah, one of the facts that really blew my mind was learning that in the mid-’70s, when VHS technology was first introduced, up to 75 percent of the tapes being made, really the first day of VHS being available, were pornographic.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2026
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2026
Douglas Wiederhold, 42, who appeared as the male actor in 71 of the website’s pornographic videos, pleaded guilty in 2024 to a federal conspiracy charge for his involvement with the now-defunct site.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Because the women were all adults and the man who generated the pornographic deepfakes didn’t necessarily distribute them, no apparent crime was committed.
—Lola Murti, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
Smith, 50, also confessed to buying and possessing pornographic images of minors.
—Chris Dolmetsch, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
The dangers of some using modern technology to render false, realistic pornographic depictions of real individuals is just one of many concerns people are having in the age of artificial intelligence.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2026
The legislation would allow individuals whose likeness has been used by AI to generate pornographic photos and videos without their consent to sue those responsible for generating or disseminating the content for upward of $150,000.
—Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 22 Jan. 2026
The social worker also claimed to have seen pornographic art in the home where Compton and Wallace were raising their then-3-year-old daughter.
—Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Yeah, one of the facts that really blew my mind was learning that in the mid-’70s, when VHS technology was first introduced, up to 75 percent of the tapes being made, really the first day of VHS being available, were pornographic.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pornographic
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For many readers and critics, the perception was that Mansfield was almost writing children’s fiction, since most of her stories are deceptively easy to read, although her themes are entirely adult in both form and content.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Dec. 2025
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Justin Vernon’s midwestern charm and pliable falsetto has always endeared him to indie-rock dads raised on Michael McDonald, but starting a family himself between Bon Iver projects turned this year’s Sable, Fable into a deep examination of the fatherly adult contemporary figure in popular music.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
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Weiner pled guilty to transferring obscene material to a minor in 2017 and spent 15 months in federal prison for the crime.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Texas Tech’s student section directed an obscene chant at Kansas’ Darryn Peterson as the freshman guard prepared to shoot a free throw late in the first half of the Jayhawks’ 64-61 victory over the Red Raiders on Monday night at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
4 Feb. 2026
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The former Disney star has a new TV series (an erotic thriller), a new love, and a new sense of herself.—
Nicola Dall'Asen,
Allure,
5 Feb. 2026
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The low-fi practical effects and erotic hijinks hit just the right tone of silly and sentimental.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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When authorities asked King to remove the breast banner as vulgar, King taped over the nipples with stars made of tape or Magic Marker.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 Feb. 2026
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Sarah, the former Duchess of York, also sent emails to Epstein which included a vulgar mention of Eugenie, who had not yet turned 20 at the time, People reported.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
3 Feb. 2026
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Inside Victoria’s Secret’s turnaround Under retail veteran Hillary Super, Victoria’s Secret is leaning back into its identity as a fun and sexy brand after controversy in the 2010s.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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Shop more of my favorite sexy florals and boozy gourmands, below.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Scherzer, one of few pitchers who still runs foul poles after starts, was taking on players in their early-to-mid-20s to footraces after workouts.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Lee received a technical foul after being bothered by an offensive foul call on Grant Williams and immediately was sent off by head referee John Goble.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2026
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Patients accused Heaps of groping them, performing unnecessarily invasive examinations and making suggestive comments.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
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The report noted some mottling and nodules in the liver and a spleen with one hypoechoic mass and multiple similar nodules suggestive of hemangiosarcoma.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Pornographic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pornographic. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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