lurid
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Mr. Moore, who has created acclaimed comic books and fiction, draws on all his talents in crafting this lurid collage of English culture past, present and future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
The chimp war study went viral for a variety of reasons, not least of them the lurid spectacle of a species other than our own committing despicable acts.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026
The Pentagon described this and other lurid reports of the meeting as “highly exaggerated and distorted.”
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2026
Kino’s hypocrisy stems from the same swamp as the original’s fictitious Dr. Gröss, whose lurid footage climaxed with a tsk-tsking screed against poverty, pollution and fascism as major contributors to the global death toll.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
He stopped at a ledge and looked back; he saw in the lurid glare of the slashing lances of light a man stumbling over the snow.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
Vocabulary lists containing lurid
The Scarlet Letter
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Grade 11, List 5
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