sexual intercourse

as in sex
sexual union involving penetration of the vagina by the penis many people believe that it's best to wait to experience sexual intercourse until you're mature enough to handle it

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Noun
  • The State Department suspended processing applications from Americans seeking to update their passports with a new gender marker in January, shortly after President Trump signed an executive order proclaiming the U.S. recognizes only two unchangeable sexes, male and female.
    Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025
  • President Donald Trump signed an executive order in January saying that the federal government will only recognize two sexes: male and female.
    Sonam Sheth Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Records from a Title IX hearing that were included in the complaint show the university conducted an investigation and that a panel comprising faculty and staff members determined unanimously that nonconsensual intercourse took place.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Painful intercourse is not a thing in your world.
    Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • After battling Bukele in public and her own embassy in private, Manes announced a pause in diplomatic relations and left El Salvador in late 2021.
    T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
  • In a further sign of growing Sino-Nigerian relations, Abuja is considering certifying China’s C919 commercial jet for use, Bloomberg reported.
    Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Blue jay and green jay spottings in Texas The researchers attribute changes in weather patterns to the mating of the different birds.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
  • However, no one had seen a mating event — until now.
    Jack Guy, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Sexual intercourse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sexual%20intercourse. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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