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as in interaction
doings between individuals or groups
the niceties of social intercourse are lost on that nerd
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as in sex
sexual union involving penetration of the vagina by the penis
intercourse is one of ways by which the disease is commonly spread
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Recent Examples of intercourse
Wilzig told the Miami Herald in a 2002 profile that intercourse and naked bodies were beautiful and natural, and no one should be embarrassed by talking about the topic.
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Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
With Tim, Martha hadn’t often come during intercourse.
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Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
The bigger concern usually isn’t intercourse.
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Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
Some speculation has existed about whether the basic physiological processes necessary for intercourse, particularly for men, might be compromised by microgravity.
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Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
With Tim, Martha hadn’t often come during intercourse.
—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
The bigger concern usually isn’t intercourse.
—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
Some speculation has existed about whether the basic physiological processes necessary for intercourse, particularly for men, might be compromised by microgravity.
—
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for intercourse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intercourse
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Alek, who’s been to Arrowhead multiple times to watch Kelce in action, remembered a funny interaction between Kelce and his dad during practice.
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Their interactions, both honest, serious and funny at the same time, had a unique screwball vibe.
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Emily Brontë’s telling of this narrative premise was, also, far ahead of its time, unadorned, stripped bare, always in immediate reach of the brutal facts of her characters’ relations and complications with each other.
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Runcie is sharply attuned to the vast uncomfortable grey areas of gender and power relations, navigating them with wry, revelatory observations that are devastatingly acute.
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Contracts, negotiations and client relations in business could also appear.
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Executive directors of nonprofits are among the most overstretched of leaders in any sector, routinely carrying the full weight of fundraising, donor relations and public presence on their own.
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In any number of species—elephant seals, red deer, rattlesnakes—the privilege of mating is settled by a fight.
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Both food and mating motivate humpback journeys in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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“Intercourse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercourse. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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