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Recent Examples of promiscuity
Hector, then 28, mentored young actors and fretted about promoting promiscuity.
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Jonathan Abrams, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Some argue that the HPV vaccine encourages promiscuity, an allegation that has been thoroughly debunked.
—Lisa Doggett, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025
The novel follows the green and all-too-relatable young girl as she is shaped by both her mother Melena's promiscuity and her father Frex's piety.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2025
This shows that there are many paths to a peaceful existence, and both monogamy and promiscuity can get you there.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan Abrams, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Some argue that the HPV vaccine encourages promiscuity, an allegation that has been thoroughly debunked.
—Lisa Doggett, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025
The novel follows the green and all-too-relatable young girl as she is shaped by both her mother Melena's promiscuity and her father Frex's piety.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2025
This shows that there are many paths to a peaceful existence, and both monogamy and promiscuity can get you there.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for promiscuity
Noun
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In addition, Swazi law has a different definition of adultery for men and for women.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Aug. 2025
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Certain artistic genres were employed to publicize and critique changes to laws regarding adultery and divorce.—
Smithsonian Magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 July 2025
Noun
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Because sometimes, the slow erosion of a relationship isn’t caused by infidelity at all, but by the quiet ache of a partner who gives just enough to get by.—
Essence,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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The emotional record, shared alongside a video and lyrics posted to Instagram, hears Thugger addressing infidelity, loyalty, fractured friendships, while taking full accountability for his mistakes.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When does compromise become treachery or defeat?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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Could Juno be behind this treachery, as payback for David destroying her spy corporation and for changing his oldest daughter into a killer?—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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A lot of disloyalty this season with lots of empty words.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Kennedy defended his top aide Stefanie Spear, who has been targeted by Loomer, over her seeming disloyalty to Trump.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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From the free love movement to emerging regulations, the design team at GM contended with a slew of changes.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2025
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From the free love movement to emerging regulations, the design team at GM contended with a slew of changes.—
Jackie Charniga,
Freep.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Their perfidy is memorialized in the English language, though.—
Evan Osnos,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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The prior month, Vice President JD Vance had lodged his own complaints about Europe’s alleged perfidy, threatening that the United States might withdraw its security guarantees from Europe if the EU continued to aggressively regulate U.S. tech companies.—
ANU BRADFORD,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Howard sued his wife’s lover for alienation of affection and criminal conversation, according to court records.—
Lateshia Beachum,
Washington Post,
3 Oct. 2019
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North Carolina is one of about a half-dozen states that allow lawsuits accusing a cheating spouse’s lover of alienation of affection and criminal conversation.—
EMERY P. DALESIO,
The Seattle Times,
5 Sep. 2017
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Paxton’s history of misconduct is years in the making.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Paragon was linked to alleged misconduct in Europe after WhatsApp reported that Italian journalists and civil society members had been targeted with its technology.—
Vas Panagiotopoulos,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Promiscuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promiscuity. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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