lusted

verb

past tense of lust
as in copulated

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  1. copulated
  2. slept
  3. mated
  4. coupled
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
Definition of copulated
Verb
  • Shapiro's own home was firebombed while his family slept after a Passover seder in 2025.
    — BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • But as the couple slept, a Russian strike hit a warehouse across the street from their building, sending a blast wave through the apartment and threatening to stop the wedding scheduled for Tuesday morning.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of slept
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  • After additional testing there, the vehicle will undergo a static fire test before being mated with the upper stage.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
  • For the past eight years, that's when Jackie and Shadow have mated and begun reinforcing their longtime nest.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of mated
Verb
  • In the aforementioned Pew study, women were much more likely to cite difficulty finding people who meet their expectations or people looking for the same kind of relationship when asked why they weren’t coupled up.
    — Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026
  • She was specifically frustrated with Sol claiming Bryce pulled Kayda for a chat four or five times in the villa, despite being coupled up with Trinity.
    — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of coupled
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