as in intercourse
sexual union involving penetration of the vagina by the penis
the students learned about the mechanics of sex and reproduction in health class
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Recent Examples of sex
The aging process differs between the sexes, and in most mammals, females tend to live longer than males.
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F.d. Flam, Twin Cities, 20 Nov. 2025
In 2023, there was more than a five-year life expectancy gap between the sexes, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 18 Nov. 2025
On the first day of his second term, President Donald Trump issued an executive order declaring there are two sexes determined solely by the kind of reproductive cells the body makes, and that the federal government would recognize nothing else.
—Elizabeth Anne Wood, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
Mitchell said the key takeaway is that differences in genetics, and therefore biology, contribute to the differences seen in depression between sexes.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
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F.d. Flam, Twin Cities, 20 Nov. 2025
In 2023, there was more than a five-year life expectancy gap between the sexes, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 18 Nov. 2025
On the first day of his second term, President Donald Trump issued an executive order declaring there are two sexes determined solely by the kind of reproductive cells the body makes, and that the federal government would recognize nothing else.
—Elizabeth Anne Wood, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
Mitchell said the key takeaway is that differences in genetics, and therefore biology, contribute to the differences seen in depression between sexes.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sex
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Some speculation has existed about whether the basic physiological processes necessary for intercourse, particularly for men, might be compromised by microgravity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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On top of that, one of Colvin’s classmates, Jeremiah Reeves, had recently been arrested for having intercourse with a white woman.—
Essence,
Essence,
15 Jan. 2026
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This year, with a bumper crop of the strange parrot’s favorite berries prompting a rare enthusiasm for mating, those working to save the birds hope for a record number of chicks in February, which would move the kakapo closer to defying what was not long ago believed to be certain extinction.—
Charlotte Graham-McLay,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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There’s a courtship, then a mating, and then the pair raise their offspring.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
23 Feb. 2026
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By then, Iran had managed to improve relations with several neighbors.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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That year, employees at Alphabet's Google protested the Pentagon's use of the company's AI to analyze drone footage, straining relations between Silicon Valley and Washington.—
Andrea Shalal,
USA Today,
28 Feb. 2026
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Katherine graduated from New York University in 2006 with a bachelor's degree in psychology and gender sexuality studies at New York University.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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Katherine Short graduated from New York University with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and gender sexuality studies in 2006, then earned her master’s in social work at USC.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Sex.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sex. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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