fornicated

verb

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

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  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
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  • But the idea that girls are being cheated is personal for some athletes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Miller—who is no stranger to extramarital tabloid scandals herself—has also mastered her getting-cheated-on performances.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of cheated
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  • 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
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  • What if people ate, slept, worked, read, and entertained among the art?
    — Julian Rose, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
  • In one small study, office workers with windows got far more daytime light than colleagues without them and slept the better part of an hour longer at night.
    — Randy J. Nelson, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of slept
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  • Following additional ground tests, Apeiron will be mated again to its carrier aircraft for captive carry tests, followed by a drop test and ultimately a powered test flight above 80 km.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The combo is mated to an eight-speed dual-clutch gearbox and produces 1,064 hp and 811 ft lbs of torque.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of mated
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