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prurience
Noun
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This is eroticism without prurience.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2026 -
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.—
John Ortved,
Vogue,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Pruriency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pruriency. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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