: physical union of male and female genitalia accompanied by rhythmic movements : sexual intercourse sense 1 compare orgasm
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the act of coitus is the natural method by which conception occurs
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On occasion, the coitus took place at the volunteers’ homes.
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Gretchen Reynolds, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Feb. 2023
One thing leads to another — just because returning screenwriter Reid Carolin says so — and Mike’s performance for Max ends with the two of them in bed, after an apparent act of off-camera coitus.
—Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2023
The males also fight each other with their weapons, often ambushing another male mid-coitus.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2012
And there is a conversation about the necessity of being flexible during bunk-bed coitus.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2022
Chris Jericho had to introduce two new members of the Jericho Appreciation Society (Sammy and Tay), narrate near-coitus between Sammy and Tay, explain what a Suzuki Gun was and promote a six-man tag team match all in one promo.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 16 June 2022
Maybe that’s the binary nature of digital thought, ones and zeroes, coitus and cuddles.
—Sam Lipsyte, Harper’s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022
The intriguing gender discourse opened up by this bizarre encounter is stopped short when, mid-coitus in a cheap hotel room, news of a nearby terrorist explosion flashes across the TV screen.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 Feb. 2022
But the distance quickly narrows and then disappears as moments of inter-guest coitus and hand-to-hand combat overrule the abstract principles of pathogen avoidance.
—New York Times, 27 Oct. 2021
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Gretchen Reynolds, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Feb. 2023
One thing leads to another — just because returning screenwriter Reid Carolin says so — and Mike’s performance for Max ends with the two of them in bed, after an apparent act of off-camera coitus.
—Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2023
The males also fight each other with their weapons, often ambushing another male mid-coitus.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2012
And there is a conversation about the necessity of being flexible during bunk-bed coitus.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2022
Chris Jericho had to introduce two new members of the Jericho Appreciation Society (Sammy and Tay), narrate near-coitus between Sammy and Tay, explain what a Suzuki Gun was and promote a six-man tag team match all in one promo.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 16 June 2022
Maybe that’s the binary nature of digital thought, ones and zeroes, coitus and cuddles.
—Sam Lipsyte, Harper’s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022
The intriguing gender discourse opened up by this bizarre encounter is stopped short when, mid-coitus in a cheap hotel room, news of a nearby terrorist explosion flashes across the TV screen.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 Feb. 2022
But the distance quickly narrows and then disappears as moments of inter-guest coitus and hand-to-hand combat overrule the abstract principles of pathogen avoidance.
—New York Times, 27 Oct. 2021
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