cesspool
Example Sentences
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It was into the post-noughties misogynist cesspool that the early feminist blogosphere was born, and initially, it was fun and freewheeling.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
Some people, however, go as far as creating burner accounts just for shopping to keep the cesspool of targeted ads separate from their main profiles where they interact with family and friends.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 10, 2025
That’s a slippery slope into a cesspool I’d prefer to avoid.
From Salon • Feb. 15, 2025
As we ponder the end of the Pac-12 Conference, should we celebrate the new Pac-2, or commiserate that so much of college sports has dropped into a giant cesspool?
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2023
“Public school is a cesspool of poisonous bile.”
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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