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as in sex
sexual union involving penetration of the vagina by the penis
does not allow her young daughter to watch any films in which lovemaking is shown, however discreetly
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as in dating
the series of social engagements shared by a couple looking to get married
a series of Rococo paintings in which the lovemaking of French aristocrats is depicted with erotic playfulness
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Recent Examples of lovemaking
Some experts believe that Raphael used the eclipse as a complex metaphor for Isaac and Rebecca’s stealthy deception and lovemaking, which occurred during totality.
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Elissaveta M. Brandon, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
And there are all these stories about the allotment of condoms and cardboard beds that are designed to break if the lovemaking is too vigorous?
—Vulture, 3 Nov. 2023
Try to get in some tender lovemaking as well as swinging from the chandelier.
—Deborah Gaines, Parents, 28 Sep. 2023
The ratio of witty banter to explicit lovemaking is high.
—Time, 11 Aug. 2023
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Elissaveta M. Brandon, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
And there are all these stories about the allotment of condoms and cardboard beds that are designed to break if the lovemaking is too vigorous?
—Vulture, 3 Nov. 2023
Try to get in some tender lovemaking as well as swinging from the chandelier.
—Deborah Gaines, Parents, 28 Sep. 2023
The ratio of witty banter to explicit lovemaking is high.
—Time, 11 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lovemaking
Noun
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Other causes of migraine (in people of all sexes) include environmental, psychological, social, and genetic factors.—
Brigid Dwyer,
Verywell Health,
27 Feb. 2025
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The suit contends the order that states that the federal government will recognize only two sexes, male and female, and which calls on the Pentagon to formulate a policy that would target transgender service members is unconstitutional.—
Rebecca Falconer,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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In October 2024, Marshall pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting, counseling or procuring intercourse with an animal; three counts of possession of an extreme pornographic image; and seven counts of making indecent photographs of children.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Once the period was over, the couples could have intercourse, after which the team collected and sequenced a new batch of genital microbiome samples.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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See Bergmann make his claims about watching Swift and Kelce’s romance unfold next door below.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
4 Mar. 2025
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Dolly Parton shared a rare look into her decades-long romance with husband Carl Dean just months before his death at age 82.—
Lindsay Kimble,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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There are some phrases, though, that should raise red flags if used early on in a courtship. 1.—
Aditi Shrikant,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2025
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Such is the fate for courtship between vast but underpopulated remote island states, and a major continental superpower with a long history of conquests behind it.—
Barry Scott Zellen,
Hartford Courant,
18 Feb. 2025
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American society and our relations with other societies are driven by the competition/conflict choice.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2025
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Insiders describe relations between her and brother Santo as tense and combative.—
Mattia Dognini,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Lovemaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lovemaking. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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