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Recent Examples of eroticism Rodin said his approach to sculpting women was to portray them ‘as full partners in ardor,’ but such eroticism made his works controversial. Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 18 June 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 See All Example Sentences for eroticism
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Noun
  • Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel Hamnet imagined the relationship between the Bard and his spouse as an intimate tale of lust, compromise, joy, resentment, support, and sorrow.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Love and lust were at the heart of True Blood — and not just in the swamps of Bon Temps.
    Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Your creative abilities and desire for fun, games and enjoyment will all be enhanced, as well.
    Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
  • And that simple desire — to play at home — is precisely why Enfield Town exists.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Hess talked about chess with a sense of gravity that went beyond interest or mere passion; an elegant move or complex position would light him up.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Beyond the gridiron and his partnership with Hot Wheels, Wilson continues to build on his passion for inspiring the next generation through his lifestyle brand, 3BRAND.
    Andy Frye, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Eroticism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eroticism. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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