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Recent Examples of scatological
As was the case in the first season, Beef is a machine driven by unintended consequences, some violent, some scatological and all designed to crush the souls of characters who might not have souls to begin with.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
One of the most disgraceful aspects of the current administration is that our president uses vulgar and scatological language to disparage people who disagree with him.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Above those words was a video of a masked vandal adding a scatological element to the billboard, a suggestion that the first lady — ad shown in the ad — is relieving herself on an American flag.
—Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 31 Jan. 2026
Gilmour’s set—simultaneously a gesture to Fascist architecture, a conduit to nowhere, and a scatological joke—shores up the production in several ways.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
In the other monologue, Ray drunkenly tells a story about unleashing scatological revenge on an abusive priest.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Other wrestlers confirmed include fan favorites Paquita VaVoom (and her terrifying chancla), Los Crazy Chickens, and the scatological master of lucha libre, Dirty Sanchez.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
One of the most disgraceful aspects of the current administration is that our president uses vulgar and scatological language to disparage people who disagree with him.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Above those words was a video of a masked vandal adding a scatological element to the billboard, a suggestion that the first lady — ad shown in the ad — is relieving herself on an American flag.
—Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 31 Jan. 2026
Gilmour’s set—simultaneously a gesture to Fascist architecture, a conduit to nowhere, and a scatological joke—shores up the production in several ways.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
In the other monologue, Ray drunkenly tells a story about unleashing scatological revenge on an abusive priest.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Other wrestlers confirmed include fan favorites Paquita VaVoom (and her terrifying chancla), Los Crazy Chickens, and the scatological master of lucha libre, Dirty Sanchez.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scatological
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Bit by bit, the story’s most salacious scenes are re-enacted on stage by Gianina (Ana Dumitrașcu), who is very much not an actress, but rather a migrant maid from Romania, hired for this amateur production at the behest of her employers.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
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Detractors consider this format both mind-numbing and salacious, engineered for immediate gratification and often focused on cast members’ petty personal grievances and rock-bottom moments.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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The ambience of the chat rooms is like that of Hooters: visually indelicate but discursively family-friendly.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2026
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Martin-Cotten’s is an indelicate balance between out and out primal furies, parsed with flashes of vulnerability that seem as deeply felt as Martha’s self-loathing.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
13 Feb. 2026
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There are several variations on classic trivia packaged into different games, as well as a one-letter-guessing game that’s suggestive of Jeopardy.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Our guidance to them was to be helpful to clients, suggestive as opposed to pushy and to allow consumers plenty of room to experiment/sample.—
Jenny B. Fine,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
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And while this time there are no actual goats wandering around, Sedgwick provides some barnyard accompaniment with a screaming toy as Bacon strums his acoustic guitar.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
10 Feb. 2023
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Shaun the Sheep fans can't get enough of these barnyard animals and all their gentle adventures.—
Marisa LaScala,
Good Housekeeping,
30 Sep. 2022
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The oat crust contributes its own distinctive earthy, toasty flavor.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Angela Rayner Angela Rayner, Starmer’s former deputy prime minister, is popular among many young Labour voters and old-fashioned socialists for her earthy, extroverted manner.—
Isa Soares,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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Still, the quips here feel both recycled and indecorous, as if misogyny and the #MeToo Movement are just ideas to laugh at.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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This was likewise interpreted by some as an indecorous gesture of thanks aimed at corporate sponsors.—
Joshua Hunt,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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There’s Harley Russell, ribald proprietor and performer at the Sandhills Curiosity Shop in Erick, Okla.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Some thought that Kubrick’s adaptation of Thackeray should have been more like Tony Richardson’s Best Picture–winning 1963 Henry Fielding adaptation Tom Jones — earthy, ribald, comic.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
31 Dec. 2025
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The design required the production team to bring a broad range of understandings, everything from electromagnetism, solenoid latches, lever arm weight multiplication, spring hinges, DMX triggers, foam fabrication, and sculpture.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
19 May 2026
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Given how oversold the stock is, combined with the sheer force of the broader market rally, that modest move is highly achievable.—
Nishant Pant,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Scatological.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scatological. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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