lusted

past tense of lust

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lusted
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Eliadis was his company's only salesperson until February; He's been to customers' weddings and slept on their couches.
    Renana Ashkenazi, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Sinclaire’s two boys had to move into her bedroom, while Gonzalez and her daughter slept on the bunk bed in what had been the boys’ room.
    Kayla Levy, Curbed, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • The power plant is mated to a four-speed manual gearbox.
    Howard Walker, Robb Report, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • If dark matter is coupled to dark energy, dark matter particles could interact with one another through a new, long-range force that is separate from gravity.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 22 June 2026
  • America coupled Caleb up with Kenzie, Jen with Gabriel, and Sol with Sincere.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 June 2026
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“Lusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lusted. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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