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fornication

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Definition of fornication

as in sex

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Recent Examples of fornication The Fifth Street School Apartments, at Dr. William Finlayson Street and West Christine Street, was a revolving door for dangerous activities: drug use, theft, non-tenants sleeping in the hallways, and even public fornication. — Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 16 Feb. 2026 Having struck out with Nicholas, Laura is forced to return to her old tactics: impeding fornication. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025 Songs were also frequently flagged as dance music—while authorities viewed singing as having a proper place in praising God, dancing was totally forbidden as a gateway to fornication. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 9 May 2025 If the apparent maidservant was actually a man committing fornication that might lead to another servant’s falling pregnant, then Hall was a materially destabilizing influence in the community. — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024 Cleon is in the throes of hot, sweaty fornication with his robot aid, Laura Birn's Eto, when a group of assassins infiltrate his quarters and attack. — Nick Romano, EW.com, 10 July 2023

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Noun

More than likely, based on Golden State statutes, the eight years Weinstein received for the forcible oral copulation conviction will be reduced by a couple of years.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 26 June 2026
After spending close to seven years in prison, Weinstein, 74, has still served less than half of his 16-year-sentence in California, where he was found guilty of forcible rape, forcible oral copulation and penetration by foreign object against Jane Doe 1.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026

Definition of copulation

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The two counts of rape Høiby was convicted of did not involve intercourse.

— Gwladys Fouche, USA Today, 15 June 2026
However, soy isoflavones didn’t appear to provide significant overall benefits for painful intercourse, hot flashes, night sweats, and psychological symptoms.

— Sarah Garone, Health, 22 May 2026

Definition of intercourse

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That includes mating—most of the world’s population carries Neanderthal DNA to this day.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 6 July 2026
The females and males that develop from the pupae end up mating, which leaves the males and females in the wild to continue mating and laying eggs.

— Alice Park, Time, 2 July 2026

Definition of mating

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The tension finally boils over when Joe accuses them of being inconsiderate neighbors with their loud lovemaking.

— Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
The two wind up crossing paths again and hooking up much more intensely, in a sweaty and passionate bout of lovemaking that sets the stage for a true romance.

— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026

Definition of lovemaking

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Strategic thinking, understanding situations, client relations and accountability cannot be transferred to an algorithm.

— Tyler Dykstra, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
The former congresswoman expressed interest in starting a new political party after her public split from the Republican Party over the handling of the Epstein files and relations with Israel.

— Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 7 July 2026

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