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Recent Examples of crudity Whatever the case, the density of his crudity and the planetary scale of his vanity have pulled a whole wobbling system entirely out of alignment and forced it into a chaotic new order; every satellite is now pinned into a decaying orbit around this collapsing star. David Roth, The New Republic, 27 Oct. 2020 Intelligent management of the pandemic was always going to involve restrictions, but the resort to the heavy-handed command-and-control of Cuomo and de Blasio showed few signs of intelligence and revealed a management style notable mainly for its crudity. Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 2 Oct. 2020 The crudity of superficial intimacy would make what goes on between them inconsequential. Marisa Silver, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2022 During scenes at the duke’s palace, Rigoletto’s sneering crudity barely masked his hatred for the court. New York Times, 2 Jan. 2022 See all Example Sentences for crudity 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crudity
Noun
  • One of the original cast members, Mary has always said exactly what was on her mind and is blunt perhaps to the point of rudeness.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
  • According to an article from on the growing rudeness in society, incidents like this are becoming more common.
    Darlin Tillery, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Even those Republicans who are wary of his volatile leadership style, penchant for vulgarity and willingness to violate conservative orthodoxies are generally reluctant to air those criticisms publicly.
    Mike Lillis, The Hill, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Corbet’s awkward forcing of his characters into his conceptual framework leads to absurdities and vulgarities—not least in the depiction of László’s first and only Black acquaintance, a laborer named Gordon (Isaach De Bankolé), as a heroin addict.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Back in the 1920s, several residents of the seaside town of Littlehampton in England began receiving poison pen letters rife with obscenities and false rumors.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
  • In short: Your former co-worker needs to cut this [obscenity redacted] out.
    Anna Holmes, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024

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“Crudity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crudity. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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