lurid

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In such a crowded online market, the more lurid the claims the better: Often, they are preceded by “trigger warnings” of graphic content.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

But there was much more enthusiasm from the Telegraph's Robbie Collin, who awarded a maximum five stars, lauding it as "resplendently lurid, oozy and wild."

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

We’ve made a decision institutionally that we’re not going to give airtime to things that we really just have no idea if they are true or not, especially when they’re of this lurid nature.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

ANL has consistently denied all the claims against it -- which relate to more than 50 articles in a period from at least 1993 to 2018 -- calling them "lurid" and "preposterous".

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

I had the impression it wasn't night and it wasn't day, but some lurid third interval that had suddenly slipped between them and would never end.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath