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fornicated

verb

past tense of fornicate
as in womanized
formal + disapproving to have sexual intercourse

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fornicated
  1. copulated
  2. cheated
  3. fooled around
  4. slept
  5. mated
Verb
  • Prosecutors said O’Connor tied up her arms, restrained her and then raped and orally copulated her.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
  • In November 1995, Funston took a 5-year-old boy into some bushes, pulled down his pants and orally copulated him, prosecutors said.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Definition of copulated
Verb
  • The producers’ suit appeared to sputter out in 2022, when a judge ruled that they were not cheated out of profits and that AMC had sued a standard definition.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The Times has interviewed more than a dozen clients and investors who said they were cheated by Holdo.
    — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of cheated
Verb
  • Not too long ago, artificial intelligence was more or less a science project in which data scientists and developers fooled around with one-off small or test projects.
    — Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Definition of fooled around
Verb
  • Based on overheard conversations of early-morning customers, many slept the night on their boats.
    — David G. Allan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
  • There were museums and theaters, and clubs, and the feeling that the city never slept.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of slept
Verb
  • It’s powered by a Chevy V-8 mated to a three-speed automatic transmission.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2026
  • After additional testing there, the vehicle will undergo a static fire test before being mated with the upper stage.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of mated
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“Fornicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fornicated. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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