as in vulgar
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
Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2024
Pay special attention to any downspouts to ensure that the snow doesn't create a blockage in your gutter system.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 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
What to do for your garden and yard: Clean your gutters.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2024
Pay special attention to any downspouts to ensure that the snow doesn't create a blockage in your gutter system.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 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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Deadpool & Wolverine was far more graphic and vulgar than previous Marvel Studios projects — but one of its especially dirty lines didn't make the cut.Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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With Election Day on the horizon, Elon Musk is leaning into violent and vulgar rhetoric.Bruna Horvath, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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Launch mortars for display shells are buried in 20-foot sand troughs placed on flat-top barges.R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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In addition to removing the fence, the plan will result in removal of tanks, troughs and pipelines installed in 2021 during the drought; removal of 12 vegetation monitoring plots; and the installation of a low fence designed to prevent cattle from entering the Tomales Point area.Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2024
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There are a few limited examples of victims of violence being buried, like a young male found in a ditch at Stonehenge who was shot multiple times with arrows, according to the study authors.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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Listen to this article Loading your audio article Two baby girls who were in the back seat of a vehicle stolen early on Monday have been found safe in a ditch in southeast Indianapolis, authorities said.Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 3 Dec. 2024
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Before founding her company, Courtney worked at agencies and corporate companies along the East Coast.Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
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Hannity started working at the network in 1996, when it was founded, while Earhardt joined in 2007.Lexi Carson, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
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These includes touchscreen responsiveness and Wi-Fi issues and reports of battery drain and app crashes.Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Brown and drain sausage: Heat a large skillet over medium-high.Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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People search for human remains at a trench believed to be used as a mass grave on the outskirts of the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Monday.Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
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For that next pilates class or HIIT circuit, wear an oversized silhouette from Anine Bing beneath a cool-girl trench and atop a cashmere hoodie.Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
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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
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Of course, obscene content has been censored, and services that clearly broke intellectual property laws, like Napster, WikiLeaks, and The Pirate Bay were shuttered, but, for the average person, the internet remained broadly open in the United States.Callum Booth, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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There have now been 21 fines due to obscene gestures this season.Ryan Morik, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Gutter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gutter. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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