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
As is so often the case, there was a backlash against all the pre-release hype; the free publicity generated by Preminger’s talent search had turned rancid by the time the film finally arrived.
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2026
Charles has visited every continent on Earth, drinking rancid yak butter tea in Lhasa, snorkeling with sea lions in the Galapagos and even climbing an iceberg in Antarctica.
—Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Reports are already emerging from the South Texas Family Residential Center an hour south of San Antonio, which ICE uses to house children slated for removal from this country, of rancid food and overcrowded cells.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Use food-safe mineral oil for this step, not vegetable or olive oil, which can turn rancid.
—Lizzy Briskin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Jan. 2026
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2026
Charles has visited every continent on Earth, drinking rancid yak butter tea in Lhasa, snorkeling with sea lions in the Galapagos and even climbing an iceberg in Antarctica.
—Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Reports are already emerging from the South Texas Family Residential Center an hour south of San Antonio, which ICE uses to house children slated for removal from this country, of rancid food and overcrowded cells.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Use food-safe mineral oil for this step, not vegetable or olive oil, which can turn rancid.
—Lizzy Briskin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rancid
Adjective
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How on Earth could this Wild team, after dominating the first period and taking a 3-0 lead with a chance to keep its season alive and force a Game 6, collapse in such an absolutely disgusting fashion?—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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Just days ago, the CDC announced that over 100 passengers and more than a dozen crew members on a different ship, the Caribbean Princess, have been infected by norovirus—a less fatal but more disgusting illness.—
Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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But there is a right to be concerned about Levshunov after an ugly 2025-26.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Between archival footage and photos of Lennon and Ono, there are dozens of jarring, ugly visuals, seemingly generated by entering Ono and Lennon’s dialogue into a machine that spits out bizarrely literal interpretations of text.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
22 May 2026
Adjective
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Andes virus, a type of hantavirus, has sparked global concern in recent weeks after causing the death of three passengers and sickening at least eight others aboard the MV Hondius, a cruise ship traveling from Argentina across the Atlantic.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
18 May 2026
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Accumulating plastic waste is overwhelming waterways and oceans, sickening marine life and threatening human health.—
Susanne Rust
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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And Season 2 was the Deathclaw, which was an awful lot of fun.—
Scott Huver,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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But every awful pause contains an ocean of meaning, none of it comforting.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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Which is horrible, just that amount of women being murdered.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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Hmmm, a book about climate change, economic hardship, labor shortages, rising food prices, and a family having a horrible time?—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Any idea on when this hideous barcode-design strip will be released?—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Such is a snarky line that Emily Blunt delivers as Emily Charlton in The Devil Wears Prada, a character who would rather faint than wear something hideous.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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If this obscene gerrymander survives, the next one will purge what little remains of Democratic representation in the Legislature, where the GOP holds massive supermajorities far beyond its share of the electorate.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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He was also given a third charge involving obscene material and minors, according to jail records.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2026
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The Golden Knights are obnoxious.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
19 May 2026
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But how that staged, arguably obnoxious behavior plays out in a political campaign, run by a man in his 40s, is another matter.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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“Rancid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rancid. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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