cesspool
noun
cess·pool
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Definition of cesspool
1
: an underground reservoir for liquid waste (such as household sewage)
2
: a filthy, evil, or corrupt place or state
a cesspool of corruption
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Examples of cesspool in a Sentence
The region had become a cesspool of pollution.
over the decades the once-respectable neighborhood had become an urban cesspool
Recent Examples on the Web
By that point, the company had already spent years knee-deep in accusations that its social network was a cesspool full of abuse and harassment. — Louise Matsakis, WIRED, "Twitter Trust and Safety Advisers Say They’re Being Ignored," 23 Aug. 2019 Trump can’t easily dissociate himself from that cesspool. — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, "Trump goes soft on terrorism," 6 Aug. 2019 Some 1,600 residents have registered for Suffolk County’s grant program to replace residential cesspools and old septic tanks with newer nitrogen-reducing septic systems that reduce pollution threatening the local water supply and wetlands. — Joseph De Avila, WSJ, "Grant Dispute Strands Some Long Islanders With Higher Tax Bills," 9 Apr. 2019 Perot was the first billionaire businessman to describe Washington as cesspool of dithering careerists who spent tax dollars foolishly and cut ruinous trade deals at the expense of blue collar workers, a theme that may sound familiar. — Major Garrett, CBS News, "Analysis: What's missing from the Ross Perot obituaries," 11 July 2019 After all, YouTube is home to both nursery rhymes and coming out videos, sports recaps, makeup tips, tech reviews, and what critics have said are a cesspool of conspiracy, hate speech and racist videos. — Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY, "Why YouTube's kid issues are so serious," 22 June 2019 Once a cesspool of vice and prostitution, the neighborhood was reclaimed in the early 1900s by squatting artists. — Michael J. Bailey, BostonGlobe.com, "In Milan, a low-tech saunter through a mecca of high fashion," 18 June 2019 This idea that Twitter is really valuable, has a lot of news, but is also a cesspool and a home for Nazis and other malcontents, that seems like that’s a relatively recent sort of conventional wisdom about Twitter. — Eric Johnson, Recode, "Former Ticketmaster CEO Nathan Hubbard explains why live venues are leaving money on the table," 11 Oct. 2018 For too long the Human Rights Council has been a protector of human rights abusers and a cesspool of political bias. — Fox News, "Haley on the New York Times, Kavanaugh and US foreign policy," 20 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cesspool.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for cesspool
cesspool
noun
English Language Learners Definition of cesspool
: an underground hole or container for holding liquid waste (such as sewage) from a building
: a place or situation that is very dirty, evil, or corrupt
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