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fornicated

verb

past tense of fornicate

as in womanized

formal + disapproving to have sexual intercourse

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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

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Hell may hath no fury like a Red Devils squad feeling cheated after the shocking FIFA decision to allow Balogun to play tonight in Seattle.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Billups is accused of participating in a conspiracy to fix high-stakes card games tied to La Cosa Nostra organized crime families that cheated unsuspecting gamblers out of at least $7 million.

— Ed White, Twin Cities, 29 June 2026

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This study included 95 people who typically slept seven or eight hours each night.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 6 July 2026
Meanwhile, thousands of people slept on benches, fire escapes, and parks across the city, especially in Potomac Park, just south of the National Mall.

— Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026

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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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