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Recent Examples of safe sex
Do your best to practice safe sex by using protection like condoms and getting tested regularly for STIs.
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Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 2 June 2026
Health officials encourage safe sex Local health officials are also encouraging fans to have safer sex.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
Ciara remembers the days when HIV was more of a top-of-mind issue, and raising awareness about preventing infection—with safe sex, clean needles, and medications—was a public-health priority.
—Alice Park, Time, 9 Apr. 2026
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
Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 2 June 2026
Health officials encourage safe sex Local health officials are also encouraging fans to have safer sex.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
Ciara remembers the days when HIV was more of a top-of-mind issue, and raising awareness about preventing infection—with safe sex, clean needles, and medications—was a public-health priority.
—Alice Park, Time, 9 Apr. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for safe sex
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The findings, from 1,592 U.S. citizens of different ages, sexes, races and incomes, were collected between Dec. 20 and Dec. 22.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
28 Dec. 2025
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On his first day in office, Mr. Trump signed an executive order that declared the federal government would recognize only two immutable sexes: male and female.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Dec. 2025
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Marcos, who currently holds the rotating presidency of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, led leaders of the 11-nation bloc in commemorating the 35th anniversary of ASEAN's diplomatic relations with Russia.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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Marcos, who currently holds the rotating presidency of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, led leaders of the 11-nation bloc in commemorating the 35th anniversary of ASEAN’s diplomatic relations with Russia.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 June 2026
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She was booked on allegations of sending harmful material to a juvenile, oral copulation and digital penetration.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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Samantha Josephine Watson, 41, of Eastvale, was booked at the Robert Presley Jail on Friday on suspicion of sending harmful material to a juvenile, oral copulation and digital penetration, according to a news release from the Riverside County Sheriff's Office.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
22 May 2026
Noun
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In any number of species—elephant seals, red deer, rattlesnakes—the privilege of mating is settled by a fight.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
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Both food and mating motivate humpback journeys in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
19 June 2026
Noun
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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
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When coitus occurs, it’s scored by unctuous music.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
18 Sep. 2025
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The two counts of rape Høiby was convicted of did not involve intercourse.—
Gwladys Fouche,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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However, soy isoflavones didn’t appear to provide significant overall benefits for painful intercourse, hot flashes, night sweats, and psychological symptoms.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
22 May 2026
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Home Depot allows shoppers to browse for its goods on ChatGPT, while also supporting Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol, which advocates for a common language to support agentic commerce.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
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This story’s author, StyleCaster commerce editor Katie Decker-Jacoby, scours the internet for the best of the best to ensure readers walk away with items recommended by our team, industry experts, and more.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
24 June 2026
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Some members of the group are transgender, or have rejected binary sexuality.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
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Grande writes that his fraternity brother gave him the courage to explore his sexuality.—
Yamillah Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
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“Safe sex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/safe%20sex. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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