as in corrupt
having or showing lowered moral character or standards
the perverted values of a society that had taken permissiveness to the extreme
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as in distorted
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
that summary really perverts the other candidate's views on taxes
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as in corrupted
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
a movie that perverted the Bible story by reveling in the sinners' lewd behavior until just before the moment of divine retribution
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as in abused
to put to a bad or improper use
accused of perverting the Internal Revenue Service by using it to harass political opponents
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Recent Examples of perverted
Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2024
Spufford has a sure grasp of the perverted politics and relentless grind of the wheels of capitalism, circa 1922.
—Mary Ann Gwinn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
Mass murders in schools have been committed by shooters for whom an AR-15 is a tool of perverted emancipation.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023
Many critics have observed that the Mafia, in cinema, often stands in as a perverted and grotesque form of capitalism — fitting, for a form of organized crime that was world-historically successful at making the line between legitimate enterprise and criminality wafer-thin.
—New York Times, 29 Sep. 2021
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Still making twisted, sick, perverted material that's hurting children today.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2024
Spufford has a sure grasp of the perverted politics and relentless grind of the wheels of capitalism, circa 1922.
—Mary Ann Gwinn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
Mass murders in schools have been committed by shooters for whom an AR-15 is a tool of perverted emancipation.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023
Many critics have observed that the Mafia, in cinema, often stands in as a perverted and grotesque form of capitalism — fitting, for a form of organized crime that was world-historically successful at making the line between legitimate enterprise and criminality wafer-thin.
—New York Times, 29 Sep. 2021
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Years after witnessing the brutal death of his mother at the hands of Rana Singh (Sikandar Kher), a corrupt cop, Kid (Patel), opts to lean into the eye-for-an-eye approach.Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
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There’s a corrupt teacher who, while not quite as downright evil as the serial killer that was Mark Jefferson in the first game, has done some pretty bad things in the pursuit of recognition.Ryan Easby, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average, with a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 27, and the S&P 500 Index’s P/E at 24, are both distorted by tech stocks, such as Nvidia (NVDA).Lawrence Carrel, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Has that distorted the trajectory of his adult life?Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
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President Joe Biden, or whoever is running the White House, grotesquely abused the pardon power, yet again.Rich Lowry, National Review, 24 Dec. 2024
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Their shelters have cared for more than 22,000 sick, injured and abused pets in 2024, the most in a decade.Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Their mission was supposed to take between eight and 10 days, but helium leaks in the capsule's propulsion system and degraded thrusters, which are important for re-entry, upended plans for bringing the astronauts back to Earth.Alex Sundby, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024
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McCarthy’s harrowing post apocalyptic tale of a boy and his father making their way through a wasteland populated by the degraded remains of human civilization is brilliantly adapted by Larcenet.Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Most, if not all, of these cons involve shoppers making a payment in exchange for a product or service that was misrepresented and never shipped or received.Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
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Economically motivated adulteration happens when food is misrepresented for financial gain, leading to a marketplace filled with counterfeit products that cut corners.Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The agency said Wednesday that the person was exposed to sick and dead birds in backyard flocks; this is the first US bird flu case linked to a backyard flock.Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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The patient had been in contact with sick and dead birds in backyard flocks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.Mike Stobbe and Jonel Aleccia, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Nissan in particular has struggled recently, especially in the key American market, where sales have weakened.Rafael Nam, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
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The new tactic comes as Iran's influence has severely weakened in the Middle East amid Israel's deadly response to devastating attacks from Hamas and Hezbollah, both Iranian proxies.Louis Casiano, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Poisoned Data, Poisoned Outcomes One of the biggest dangers in the AI supply chain is poisoned training data.Steve Wilson, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Haunting pictures of rows of small bodies covered in white sheets—some of the 400 children who were poisoned in the attack—became emblematic of the Assad regime’s cruelty.Gregory D. Koblentz, Foreign Affairs, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Perverted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perverted. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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