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Adjective
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Depending on how grimy your air fryer oven walls are, a soft cloth dipped in a mixture of water and vinegar might be enough to effectively degrease.—
Emily Farris,
Bon Appétit,
21 Feb. 2025 -
Knight convincingly takes us back to the grimy, scuzzy streets of 1880s East London for a showdown in and out of the boxing ring.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
20 Feb. 2025
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Impacted national park and forest employees say fewer workers will lead to longer lines, filthy bathrooms and unsafe hiking and camping conditions at America's precious public lands.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC News,
24 Feb. 2025
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Between sweat, body oils, dust, dirt, hair, and grime, yoga mats, weights, and treadmills can get pretty filthy.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Feb. 2025
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Cooked rice noodles were contaminated after an employee handled them with their bare hands after touching unclean items.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Feb. 2025
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These shifts in standards of care make uncovered, unclean stethoscopes culpable vectors in the event of infections during health care delivery.—
DiskCover,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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The Belvedere is one of the old buildings in Queens whose name conjures up a sense of grandiosity in our grubby city lives.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
25 Feb. 2025
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Despite the grim proceedings and grubby environment, the spatial arrangement of the image brings to mind a theatre balcony packed with eager punters ready to consume their money’s worth of entertainment.—
Naomi Fry,
The New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2025
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Two major developments in the mid-1800s showed why impure water is dangerous.—
Bill Sullivan,
The Conversation,
27 Jan. 2025
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The evocation of the boy’s impure actions, as well as the undertow of sexuality in both his parish priest’s solicitude and his father’s violence, caught the attention of the censors, who typically busied themselves outlawing pulp erotica.—
Sam Sacks,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Chunky and boxy styles are making way for preppy cool, grungy loafers that have fashion insiders buzzing.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Mar. 2025
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The 23-year-old singer has a reputation for donning bold outfits at Hollywood events, from grungy loose-fitting streetwear to stunning Gucci suits.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
3 Feb. 2025
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Around 90% of Gaza’s population has been displaced, often multiple times, with hundreds of thousands of people living in squalid tent camps or shuttered schools.—
MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2025
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Around 90% of Gaza's population has been displaced, often multiple times, with hundreds of thousands of people living in squalid tent camps or shuttered schools.—
Bradford Betz,
Fox News,
30 Jan. 2025
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Every Look from the 2025 Oscars Red Carpet By Vogue Based on Court of Honor, William P. Wood’s 1991 legal thriller, this Turner Network Television original movie finds Tom Selleck playing a municipal judge who pitches in to help with a government sting operation focused on nailing a dirty judge.—
Nell Beram,
Vogue,
8 Mar. 2025
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More likely, a veteran like Hill or Ford or any number of others — guys who have played a lot and know how to get the dirty work done — could fit.—
Parker Gabriel,
The Denver Post,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Gunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunky. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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