fornicated

past tense of fornicate

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Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Revote to be held in Hempstead Candidate Caprice Rines said she and the two others vying for the seat have been cheated.
    Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • The fans were cheated Sunday out of a chance to see an interesting pitching matchup between Shota Imanaga and Dylan Cease, the former Cubs farmhand and former White Sox pitcher.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
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
Verb
  • One couple slept on the grass with umbrellas over their heads and just two thin blankets for cover on what turned out to be a cooler night than expected following a London heatwave where temperatures soared to 95 degrees.
    Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • Overnight, thousands of people who lost their homes slept outdoors, sheltering in tents or sleeping on benches and makeshift beds after being displaced by the disaster.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • That mill is mated to a 10-speed automatic transmission.
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 26 June 2026
  • Pegasus was mated in mid-June to the Stargazer aircraft, which will transport it from the Wallops facility to the Marshall Islands ahead of the launch, NASA said in a press release.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 18 June 2026
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“Fornicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fornicated. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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