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depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society
a novel that does a good job of rendering the gutter language of that stratum of society
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Recent Examples of gutter
Wes Siler, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 2024
Installing gutters or French drains can resolve some problems.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2024
David Benedict, Variety, 26 May 2023
Crews will be setting catch basins to grade, forming up curb and gutter cutout areas, and beginning to form up driveway aprons.
—Linda Gandee, cleveland, 15 June 2020
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Noun
One of those jobs was cleaning out my gutters last night.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 2024
Installing gutters or French drains can resolve some problems.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2024
Verb
And for the umpteen transitions, tall, slim screens glide across the stage like screen-wipes displaying distractingly different, hyper-realist close-up images ranging from location-setting photos to a (worryingly out of focus) video of a guttering candle.
—David Benedict, Variety, 26 May 2023
Crews will be setting catch basins to grade, forming up curb and gutter cutout areas, and beginning to form up driveway aprons.
—Linda Gandee, cleveland, 15 June 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gutter
Adjective
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Trump was heard bragging in vulgar terms about women.Alena Botros, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
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Married to Stanley, a man of carnal appetites and vulgar manners, Stella has embraced the crude pleasures of realism, while her freeloading sister still clings to tattered aristocratic illusions.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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The boat lifts easily to each crest and slides down into the wide trough.Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
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With the syringes of my fat ready for injection, Dr. Tepper placed the cannula into the two different access points on both sides of my face: at the corner of my eyebrows to fill the tear trough and cheek area, and at the hairline to fill my temples.Taryn Brooke, Allure, 24 Oct. 2024
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During the interview with police, the couple admitted to disposing of the child’s body in a ditch in Mequon before arriving in Chicago.Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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According to police accounts: The case began in 1959, when a child’s bones were found in a ditch off Davis Road in Mequon, Wisconsin, north of Milwaukee and about a five-hour’s drive from Houghton in the Upper Peninsula.Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2024
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After convention speech, what's next for Ramaswamy Former employees sue Dublin firm founded by presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy Smart, driven, a little 'arrogant': How Vivek Ramaswamy's Cincinnati roots shaped him Ramaswamy attended Princeton Junior High and St. Xavier High School.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
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Langford founded and is the coach for the Avon High School debate team.Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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Most managers spend most of their management time on four pernicious time drains.Bruce Tulgan, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Drop your fava beans into the salty brew, cook for one minute, and drain.Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 14 Nov. 2024
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For your next evening out on the town, use Hailey’s outfit formula—layer lace tights beneath a semi-sheer skirt, and add a leather trench on top.Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2024
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Based in New York, the 40-year-old Floridian has been in the content creator trenches for nearly two decades.Allegra Rosenberg, WIRED, 28 Oct. 2024
Verb
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Those signs can flux when sleep deprived, traveling or stressed at work as well.Sandee LaMotte, CNN, 31 Jan. 2020
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Next, clean and flux a shutoff valve for the cold side and slide it over the tubing end place and solder it in place.Steve Willson, Popular Mechanics, 24 Aug. 2018
Adjective
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The planet continuing to tilt is because humans are pumping and moving an obscene amount of groundwater across the planet and redistributing it, according to the study's press release.Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
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The withdrawal of Matt Gaetz’ nomination to be Attorney General — the equivalent of an obscene gesture toward the Senate – suggests that some preservation instincts of co-exist along with doubts as to the strength of its backbone.Arthur House, Hartford Courant, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Gutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gutter. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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