safe sex

noun

Definition of safe sexnext
as in sex act

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Recent Examples of safe sex Parents might also consider that their teen could be removing body hair in the hopes of impressing a crush, which is why this also could be an opening to talk about safe sex and reproductive health. — Liz Regalia, Parents, 27 Dec. 2025 Volunteers target a basketball court in the community, where young men gather, and hand out a safe sex kit, which includes condoms. — Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025 Spears said one of the lockers is located at a coffee shop between two Catholic schools, targeting students who might not have safe sex supplies readily available to them. — Ruby Grisin, The Courier-Journal, 8 Aug. 2025 Frustrated by the Reagan administration dragging its heels in addressing — or even naming — the epidemic, Byrd began using television as a platform to share information about safe sex practices and became a fixture at protests. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for safe sex
Recent Examples of Synonyms for safe sex
  1. relations
  2. copulation
  3. mating
  4. coitus
  5. intercourse
  6. commerce
  7. sexuality
Noun
  • Both countries also opened a second cluster last week focused on foreign relations, security and defense policies, as well as trade policy, development cooperation and humanitarian aid.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
  • The move underscores the increasingly important role AI chips play in diplomatic relations and international politics.
    — Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of relations
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  • More than likely, based on Golden State statutes, the eight years Weinstein received for the forcible oral copulation conviction will be reduced by a couple of years.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 26 June 2026
  • After spending close to seven years in prison, Weinstein, 74, has still served less than half of his 16-year-sentence in California, where he was found guilty of forcible rape, forcible oral copulation and penetration by foreign object against Jane Doe 1.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
Definition of copulation
Noun
  • In four-day periods every year from March to August, legions of small, silver fish called grunion ride the waves ashore for mating rituals, beginning on the nights of the full and new moons.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
  • More prominent in males, these pincers are primarily used for defense and mating displays.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 July 2026
Definition of mating
Noun
  • What this means for me, practically speaking, is that the director wants a close-up of my face as my character Joe is deep in dissociative reverie mid-coitus.
    — Sophie Ansari, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • When coitus occurs, it’s scored by unctuous music.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
Definition of coitus
Noun
  • After intercourse, the teenager had snapped photos of her naked body on a futon as evidence.
    — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 16 July 2026
  • The two counts of rape Høiby was convicted of did not involve intercourse.
    — Gwladys Fouche, USA Today, 15 June 2026
Definition of intercourse
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  • Additionally, our commerce writers and editors have previously covered blind boxes and Labubus, including where to buy them and the best Labubu dupes.
    — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 16 July 2026
  • Individual and institutional confidence in the credibility of official data from the United States, the world’s largest economy, is the grease that helps keep the engines of global productivity and commerce humming.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2026
Definition of commerce
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  • With both boys squarely in their young adulthood, the film not only uses intimacy to depict the evolution of their relationship but also offers a realistic representation of teen sexuality.
    — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026
  • His words sent chills through me, even involving the animal kingdom and those creatures’ sexuality.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2026
Definition of sexuality

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