: the sending of sexually explicit messages or images by cell phone
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Political journalist Olivia Nuzzi is reportedly eyeing a return to the field after a sexting scandal involving Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ended her job and her relationship last year.
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Kyler Alvord, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The lesbian agenda is less taboo, making way for stimulating new circumstances between two women, including but not limited to heavy sexting coming to sweaty fruition in the back seat outside of an Orlando gay bar, or a simmering truckload of tension while hunting roadkill for revenge.
—Trish Bendix
august 21, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
The messages between Petersen-Munoz and Colvin reflect a relationship that shifted from romantic—marked by sexting and conversations about moving in together—to financial, with Colvin repeatedly making monetary requests.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2025
In 2017, Weiner was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison after one of his sexting scandals was found to involve a 15-year-old girl.
—Emily Chang, ABC News, 24 June 2025
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Kyler Alvord, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The lesbian agenda is less taboo, making way for stimulating new circumstances between two women, including but not limited to heavy sexting coming to sweaty fruition in the back seat outside of an Orlando gay bar, or a simmering truckload of tension while hunting roadkill for revenge.
—Trish Bendix
august 21, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
The messages between Petersen-Munoz and Colvin reflect a relationship that shifted from romantic—marked by sexting and conversations about moving in together—to financial, with Colvin repeatedly making monetary requests.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2025
In 2017, Weiner was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison after one of his sexting scandals was found to involve a 15-year-old girl.
—Emily Chang, ABC News, 24 June 2025
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“Sexting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sexting. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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