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Noun
Richard Branson leads a life abstaining from one of its greatest pleasures: gossip. Lindsey Leake, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024 After all, Venus will clash with Saturn on Oct. 28, reminding you to balance pleasure with discipline. Valerie Mesa, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
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Adding to these racial fetish undertones is a Black family servant whose coitus with Lucy’s soon-to-be sister-in-law (a white woman with box braids) is also constantly on display, leaving her to pleasure herself when he’s called away. Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 31 July 2024 The renovation also revealed fresh details in the decor, including a sensual depiction of a young woman pleasuring herself alongside more modest religious figures—a common 15th-century juxtaposition reminding worshippers to choose virtue over vice. Jessica Poitevien, TIME, 25 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for pleasure 

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“Pleasure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleasure. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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