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as in interaction
doings between individuals or groups
the niceties of social intercourse are lost on that nerd
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as in sex
sexual union involving penetration of the vagina by the penis
intercourse is one of ways by which the disease is commonly spread
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Recent Examples of intercourse
Between 13 to 84% of postmenopausal women experience vaginal pain during intercourse, with pelvic floor tension being one of the many reasons behind the discomfort.
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Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 4 Nov. 2025
Others debated whether the ban should extend to pastors who molested 16- and 17-year-olds without having intercourse.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
There are alignments of anemia with some of the early modern symptoms of green sickness—though very few people today are likely to think anemia is caused by a blockage of bodily humors curable by intercourse.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 27 Sep. 2025
One 2024 survey found that about 60 percent of college students reported having had vaginal intercourse; a 2022 Pew Research survey reported that more than half of all adults under 30 were in a relationship at the time.
—Molly Langmuir, The Atlantic, 25 Sep. 2025
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Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 4 Nov. 2025
Others debated whether the ban should extend to pastors who molested 16- and 17-year-olds without having intercourse.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
There are alignments of anemia with some of the early modern symptoms of green sickness—though very few people today are likely to think anemia is caused by a blockage of bodily humors curable by intercourse.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 27 Sep. 2025
One 2024 survey found that about 60 percent of college students reported having had vaginal intercourse; a 2022 Pew Research survey reported that more than half of all adults under 30 were in a relationship at the time.
—Molly Langmuir, The Atlantic, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intercourse
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Enjoy all your social interactions today.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
22 Feb. 2026
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But having everybody go through work together in one place allows for more interaction.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Feb. 2026
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The findings, from 1,592 U.S. citizens of different ages, sexes, races and incomes, were collected between Dec. 20 and Dec. 22.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
28 Dec. 2025
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On his first day in office, Mr. Trump signed an executive order that declared the federal government would recognize only two immutable sexes: male and female.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Dec. 2025
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While Don specializes in operations, Joey places a key emphasis on investor relations.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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On April 2, 2018, the indictment says, Rivera, Gorrin and Sessions met with Maduro and other Venezuelan politicians to discuss normalizing relations between the United States and Venezuela.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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The National Association Against iGaming supports the Colorado bill because the group opposes online casino games, said Oliver Barie, the organization’s government relations director.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2026
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While Don specializes in operations, Joey places a key emphasis on investor relations.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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This year, with a bumper crop of the strange parrot’s favorite berries prompting a rare enthusiasm for mating, those working to save the birds hope for a record number of chicks in February, which would move the kakapo closer to defying what was not long ago believed to be certain extinction.—
Charlotte Graham-McLay,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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There’s a courtship, then a mating, and then the pair raise their offspring.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Intercourse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercourse. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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