as in irreverence
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Noun
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The dining rooms lean hard into an ’80s-meets-diner aesthetic with neon accents, colorful murals, throwback playlists and a playful irreverence that matches its menu.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026 -
This interest in but irreverence about boundaries—those between artistic disciplines, social strata, national borders—is characteristic of Gates’s work.—
Asad Syrkett,
Architectural Digest,
16 Apr. 2026
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Even aside from Trump’s own enthusiastic personal immorality and impiety, his political style — the pugnacious smear artist and demagogic braggart — was the antithesis of what evangelicals had sought before.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
23 Sep. 2025
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By one hand, he is bound to himself, to his impiety, his recklessness, his envy and pride, his guilt and spite.—
Merve Emre,
The New Yorker,
16 Dec. 2024
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“Sacrilegiousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacrilegiousness. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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