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Recent Examples of prurience
A far cry from Salò, or films dominated by prurience, this movie, and these three lovers, are having a torrid affair with art, politics, and society’s mores—their own little revolution amidst a real one.
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John Ortved,
Vogue,
29 Oct. 2025
Mike White slickly disintegrates American family and friend relations — using flashy prurience but no analysis.
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Armond White,
National Review,
9 Apr. 2025
Their psychic life is not pried with pity or prurience; their paralysis or tragic humility is not mined for metaphor.
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Seyward Darby,
Longreads,
16 July 2024
But there is more than prurience or even provocation at work here.
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Justin Chang,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Sep. 2023
See All Example Sentences for prurience
John Ortved,
Vogue,
29 Oct. 2025
Mike White slickly disintegrates American family and friend relations — using flashy prurience but no analysis.
—
Armond White,
National Review,
9 Apr. 2025
Their psychic life is not pried with pity or prurience; their paralysis or tragic humility is not mined for metaphor.
—
Seyward Darby,
Longreads,
16 July 2024
But there is more than prurience or even provocation at work here.
—
Justin Chang,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Sep. 2023
See All Example Sentences for prurience
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prurience
lechery
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Mingus agreed to join him for moral support, but when Albee, whether through nonchalance or lechery, answered the door wearing nothing but a beltless bathrobe, Mingus balked and hightailed it out of there.
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Vandalism and lechery are among the milder affronts that occur on Winifred’s watch, and her narration, though sombre, sparkles.
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“Prurience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prurience. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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