as in sex
the sexual habits and desires of a person
She is comfortable with her sexuality. a study of male sexuality
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If there was any concern that Dispatch wouldn’t be leaning hard into sexuality and ‘shipping, this is a clear indication that the series is looking to titillate just as much as push audiences to emotionally connect with its characters.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
Let’s also talk about Agnes’ sexuality.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Whereas the play only obliquely references the character’s successful new novel, this version presents Eileen’s manuscript — co-written with her mousy lover Thea (Imogen Potts), a former schoolmate of Hedda’s — as a revelatory treatise on the future of human sexuality.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 28 Oct. 2025
Cameron also develops a close but complicated mentorship with one of his commanding officers, Sergeant Liam Robert Sullivan (Max Parker), a deputy drill instructor, who also hasn't revealed his sexuality.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
Let’s also talk about Agnes’ sexuality.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Whereas the play only obliquely references the character’s successful new novel, this version presents Eileen’s manuscript — co-written with her mousy lover Thea (Imogen Potts), a former schoolmate of Hedda’s — as a revelatory treatise on the future of human sexuality.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 28 Oct. 2025
Cameron also develops a close but complicated mentorship with one of his commanding officers, Sergeant Liam Robert Sullivan (Max Parker), a deputy drill instructor, who also hasn't revealed his sexuality.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sexuality
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The World Ultimate Athletics Championships, which debut next September (as a finals-only global, international competition), are excluding men’s triple jump and women’s hammer throw, as well as shot put and discus for both sexes.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Ironically, stiff upper lips seem to have almost vanished as both sexes burst into tears if anything either lovely or lousy happens to them.—
Jilly Cooper,
Vogue,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Sexuality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sexuality. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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