fornicated

past tense of fornicate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fornicated
Verb
  • James' office probed allegations that the organization inflated the former president's net worth by billions of dollars and cheated lenders and others with false and misleading financial statements.
    Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Learn about the latest scam that has cheated companies out of millions.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Their everyday lives consisted of slogging through an intense tour schedule and stuffing all four members into one hotel room — sometimes, lead singer Patrick Stump, bassist Pete Wentz, guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer Andy Hurley even slept on the hotel room floor.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Her friends slept on the floor in her dorm room beside her.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The engine is mated to a four-speed manual transmission.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025
  • In particular, screens mated to computers, the most flexible machines ever invented.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Fornicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fornicated. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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