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
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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
Definition of copulated
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  • Not to be cheated in front of the largest assembly of Hall of Famers since the 2008 All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium, Schwarber flew out twice to deep center field.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Bo told Lu that if the audit produced evidence that he had been cheated, Wang should go to prison.
    — Hailey Wang, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 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
Verb
  • Prosecutors say Sneed used a blue-and-white pillow to smother Melodi, her niece, while others slept.
    — Doug Myers, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • For three months, the two rappers slept, showered and worked there.
    — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of slept
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  • The sterile male flies mated with fertile female flies, but the interactions didn’t produce offspring, decreasing the overall fly population.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
  • That engine is mated to a 4-speed semi-automatic transmission and a centrifugal clutch (also like Honda's), topping out at 43 mph (70 km/h).
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 July 2026
Definition of mated
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