lusted

past tense of lust

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lusted
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
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
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Keep the model layer, retrieval layer, semantic layer and integration layer loosely coupled wherever possible.
    Harini Gopalakrishnan, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • First, a dual-layer receiver comprising a perovskite laser cell coupled to a thermoelectric generator was designed.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
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“Lusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lusted. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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