as in disgusting
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
an unscrupulous food vendor who's as rancid as the meat that he serves
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Recent Examples of rancid
Much of the damage was from flooding, which left a thick layer of rancid muck on her floors.
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Stephen Smith and Bobby Caina Calvan, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Oct. 2022
Jackson Lamb elevates the character’s filthy, rancid presentation to high art.
—Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 30 Nov. 2022
For more than 50 years, New Yorkers have had to contend with mountainous sprawls of garbage bags piled curbside as early as 4 p.m., creating a rancid eyesore that assaults the senses and sensibility of all who pass.
—Jeffery C. Mays, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2022
Exposure to light, heat and air can cause your coconut oil to go rancid.
—Nicole Fisher, Good Housekeeping, 3 Oct. 2022
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Stephen Smith and Bobby Caina Calvan, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Oct. 2022
Jackson Lamb elevates the character’s filthy, rancid presentation to high art.
—Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 30 Nov. 2022
For more than 50 years, New Yorkers have had to contend with mountainous sprawls of garbage bags piled curbside as early as 4 p.m., creating a rancid eyesore that assaults the senses and sensibility of all who pass.
—Jeffery C. Mays, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2022
Exposure to light, heat and air can cause your coconut oil to go rancid.
—Nicole Fisher, Good Housekeeping, 3 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rancid
Adjective
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There is no way around it: Toilet brushes are disgusting.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 July 2025
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Nearly 200 pounds of disgusting mats and fur was removed, which equates to an average of 1.5 pounds per dog.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 July 2025
Adjective
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In 1996, Cantor died, and Lutnick, after an ugly succession battle with Cantor’s widow, Iris, took control.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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In 1965 Martin got into an ugly battle with President Lyndon B. Johnson.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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Members of the furry community around the globe teamed up to comb through the Telegram channel and find the perpetrators behind the sickening animal torture and abuse.—
Melissa Locker,
Time,
17 July 2025
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Greater Boston communities at the center of the ongoing sanitation worker strike are taking Republic Services to court, seeking immediate relief as trash piles mount, attracting rats and giving off a sickening stench.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
17 July 2025
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That said, The Magician of Tiger Castle did initially start out as a YA romcom about Princess Tullia escaping her betrothal to the neighboring kingdom’s awful prince.—
Natalie Zutter
August 1,
Literary Hub,
1 Aug. 2025
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The first breach was awful: humiliating for the women who had to see their images passed around, and grim given the number of men making fun of those images with such open, gleeful cruelty.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
30 July 2025
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Because of Denise Gough's human frailty as a woman destroyed by her own ambition and Kyle Soller's cowardice in the face of a horrible truth.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
23 July 2025
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Soak up the gall of losing, absorb the horrible information, feel it to the full, go there—and then rebound, with superb elasticity.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
22 July 2025
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Luthor combats Superman through a combination of science and technology — injecting nanobot GPS trackers into Superman’s bloodstream — using methods that recall the hideous Covid manipulation.—
Armond White,
National Review,
11 July 2025
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The dark edge in Bushnell’s writing reflects less a brave new world than a world that is the hideous extension of the old one.—
Alice Bolin
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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The law requires pornographic websites to verify users’ ages – for example by making users scan and upload their driver’s license – before granting access to content that is deemed obscene for minors but not adults.—
Meg Leta Jones,
The Conversation,
27 June 2025
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Lawsuit alleges 'obscene' government overreach Longo's lawsuit, filed in Chemung County, New York, names the county, the city of Elmira and several DEC officers as defendants.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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Bonnie came to her father's defense in May 2020 after Chapman shared the shocking news of his engagement to girlfriend Francie just 10 months after Beth’s death.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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This shocking breach transformed a beloved feed into a source of confusion and pain.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
20 July 2025
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“Rancid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rancid. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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