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as in lust
intense sexual desire
a novel in which innocence and eroticism are themes
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as in desire
sexual appetite
Alfred Kinsey's groundbreaking research in human eroticism
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Recent Examples of eroticism
So naturally, themes like desire, eroticism and religion emerge as tools to think about the tensions of my characters within the film’s world.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025
Sexuality and eroticism should be seen as something that brings us pleasure and joy—not something to be feared.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
There’s not much room for nuance here — the political horse-trading involved in creating this opportunity is particularly unconvincing — and the film’s leering eroticism undercuts the seriousness of its case for women as equals on the battlefield.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
Diwan has said the script was conceived as an exploration of eroticism in the post-#MeToo era.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2024
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025
Sexuality and eroticism should be seen as something that brings us pleasure and joy—not something to be feared.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
There’s not much room for nuance here — the political horse-trading involved in creating this opportunity is particularly unconvincing — and the film’s leering eroticism undercuts the seriousness of its case for women as equals on the battlefield.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
Diwan has said the script was conceived as an exploration of eroticism in the post-#MeToo era.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eroticism
Noun
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There's so much joy and this entrepreneurial spirit and kind of lust.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
21 Sep. 2025
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True to his reputation as a naturalist, Shakespeare had transcribed a duet of love and partnership between two owls as part of a song of lust and merriment.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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The author’s losses were profound, and her protagonist’s desire to triumph over loss is clear.—
Jon Michael Varese,
The Atlantic,
28 Sep. 2025
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Though Tatum has expressed a desire to return this season, the Celtics haven’t put a timeline on the six-time All-Star’s recovery.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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Mae raised Burnett’s mother, Louise Creighton, in San Antonio, Texas, but Louise—who had a passion for the cinema, and a severe beauty reminiscent of Joan Crawford’s—harbored dreams of moving to Hollywood to become a columnist on celebrity culture.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Comey was, and is, doing what that NASA custodian was doing – serving his country with passion and pride.—
Billy Ray,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Eroticism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eroticism. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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