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Recent Examples of gunky
But the gunky fascinations of the text remain intact.
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Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunky
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Clean the Microwave Exterior Wiping down the outside of your microwave, especially the high-touch handle and control panel, where grimy fingerprints build up, isn’t a step to skip.—
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Body oils, dead skin, dirt, soap scum, mineral deposits, hard water stains, and mold can stick to the walls, door, grout, and floor, leaving a grimy film.—
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Merry Christmas ya filthy animals.—
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In other words, Cunha’s job is to convince the Americans now running the federal government to give Brown’s motley crew of gender-benders, anti-Semites and filthy-rich legacies a good leaving alone.—
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Among them is the question of whether to use stained parts of the haversacks — possibly containing blood — on the straps’ reverse side, or to cut around them entirely.—
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The stained glass traces a hierarchy from the current dean to the Crown and then to God.—
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The faucet at the three-compartment sink was unclean with oil residue.—
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The ways in which houses can be infested by unclean spirits are varied.—
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Welcome to the grubby reality of international diplomacy!—
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The show, which originally confined itself to the claustrophobic ecosystem of the trading floor, has expanded to include the grubby workings of British media and politics, and to show the intersection of the country’s landed aristocracy with other, newer forms of class aggrandizement.—
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Kanto practitioners believe that women cannot participate because, according to Japan's Shinto religion, women's blood from menstruation and childbirth is considered impure for the purpose of religious rituals.—
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Their inclusion underlines the wider context of the film, provoking the audience to hold these pure and impure images together.—
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Bonner’s story is what is right about sports, which seem to become more soiled and corrupt by the minute.—
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Towels—including bath towels, hand towels, kitchen towels, and washcloths—are often more soiled than clothes.—
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With gruff vocals, intensely honest lyrics and compositions that range from messy alt-rock to grungy folk, Maeson's album, and captivating live show, brings listeners into his head and home.—
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Probably some kind of grungy T-shirt and jeans.—
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“Gunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunky. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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