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Recent Examples of masturbatory
Bardo for being masturbatory and self-pitying, Empire of Light for being shallow and unfocused.
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Vulture, 24 Jan. 2023
Strickland, responding to a question from Tolley about the oddest thing he’d been asked to endorse, recalls being approached by the manufacturer of a masturbatory aid.
—Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2022
And this use was a selling point, not a secret, during an era of anti-masturbatory rhetoric.
—Kim Adams, Discover Magazine, 30 June 2020
However, charity golf tournaments tend to be a woefully inefficient and exceptionally masturbatory way of trying to raise funds.
—Gary Gramling, SI.com, 21 Oct. 2017
Alfredo Castro plays a 50-year-old in Caracas who pays young men for their company (and masturbatory inspiration).
—Anita Gates, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2016
Vulture, 24 Jan. 2023
Strickland, responding to a question from Tolley about the oddest thing he’d been asked to endorse, recalls being approached by the manufacturer of a masturbatory aid.
—Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2022
And this use was a selling point, not a secret, during an era of anti-masturbatory rhetoric.
—Kim Adams, Discover Magazine, 30 June 2020
However, charity golf tournaments tend to be a woefully inefficient and exceptionally masturbatory way of trying to raise funds.
—Gary Gramling, SI.com, 21 Oct. 2017
Alfredo Castro plays a 50-year-old in Caracas who pays young men for their company (and masturbatory inspiration).
—Anita Gates, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for masturbatory
Adjective
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Donna Summer passed away more than a decade ago in 2012, leaving behind an incredible legacy of upbeat dance music and sensual R&B-leaning tunes.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Interactions should be pleasant, sensual or charming.—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Our silhouettes, with their small waists and voluptuous curves, embody strength and elegance.—
Ugonnaora Owoh,
Essence,
4 Sep. 2025
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While assisting her father, Ruysch learned to draw, in time developing a style that combined a taste for color—at once delicate and voluptuous—with a naturalist’s tactile curiosity.—
Cullen Murphy,
Air Mail,
23 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Hamilton has created an environment that feels both grand and cocoon-like, with velvet armchairs in rich jewel tones, sensuous materials like marble and leather, and a confident colour palette that echoes the surrounding natural landscape.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Physically demanding and often extraordinarily sensuous, his ballets are hard to look away from.—
David Lyman,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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Brilliant and brave, the poet and soldier was also entirely self-absorbed, turning the Adriatic city into his own personal manuscript.—
Ed Simon
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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Is Huda self-absorbed, overdramatic, extremely volatile, overly obsessed with traditional gender roles, and impossible to please?—
Shannon Keating,
Vulture,
19 June 2025
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“Masturbatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masturbatory. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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