Thesaurus results for OBSCENITIES

obscenities

noun

plural of obscenity

as in curses

a disrespectful or indecent word or expression uttered a loud obscenity when he dropped the hammer on his toe

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Recent Examples of obscenities After most of the sellout crowd filed out Wednesday, one solitary Sox fan stood at his seat under the press box, shouting obscenities about the Guardians and the city of Cleveland. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026 Shawn Seaman on Monday told KDKA about some of the incidents that involve young people entering local businesses, yelling obscenities and racial slurs and then running out. — Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026 This results in a wild stretch of attempts by Mona to give life to the line, building to sheer insane obscenities responsible for the film’s R rating. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026 Relief pitcher Caleb Ferguson was not happy, shouting obscenities at the umpire and ripping him for his appearance. — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026 While the council remained inside to finish the meeting, including approving a local emergency declaration, police were outside where a small mob gathered, yelling obscenities at the officers. — Victoria Le, Oc Register, 27 May 2026 Officers, often summoned by principals or teacers, escalated some situations by shouting obscenities or insults. — Clare Amari, New York Times, 27 May 2026 Richard howled obscenities at three officers who were talking to him through the locked door. — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026 After being placed in a government vehicle, Ferreira Borges allegedly kicked, flailed, and screamed obscenities at officers, officials said. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026

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Vieira said the show offers another opportunity for people to discover Rockport beyond the fictional curses portrayed in the series.

— Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
But repression isn’t a good plan when generations-long curses run in the bloodline, because Sally’s daughter Kylie (Joey King), now a college student, has gone and fallen in love behind her mother’s back.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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Witnesses on the plane told CBS News New York that Lundeen's behavior -- which included screaming profanities and racial slurs and becoming physically abusive by striking and beating -- was putting other passengers at risk.

— Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Shrieking profanities, blocking traffic, attacking police and wreaking havoc are not arguments, but for many activists, that’s beside the point.

— Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of profanities

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Moments after McBride complained to Seeman about the play, sideline cameras showed Seeman mouthing inaudible words, appearing to be expletives, to McBride, who seemed surprised by Seeman’s conduct.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2026
Even Bradley makes an appearance this season, storming out of a conversation in a cloud of expletives in the trailer.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026

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