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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lusting
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While copulating, female praying mantises often kill their mates and eat them.
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And finally, wouldn’t being near-perfectly still for an hour make a pair of copulating octopuses ridiculously exposed to predators?
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The elevated loft is the fourth sleeping zone of the home, and is designated as the children’s quarters, giving the cabin a playful, camp-like feel.
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The ex-president saw shattered tiles in the roadway and homeless people sleeping on street corners in a city whose police department had recommended drivers stay in the middle lane to avoid carjackers.
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For some perplexing reason, Gia has decided to die on the hill that Ava is lying, despite having no way to prove that and despite the fact that Ava has no reason to lie.
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Anderson is one of the best deep-lying ball-players in the Premier League right now.
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Bucks will regrow their antlers every year ahead of mating season, and then shed them during the late winter, after mating season is over, according to Mississippi State University.
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The New World screwworm's larvae eat live flesh and fluids instead of dead material, with females laying their eggs in open wounds and mucous membranes after mating only once in their monthslong lives.
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In the first three weeks of the experience, each couple splits, with each person coupling up with someone new.
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But the umpires confirmed the home run, coupling Adell with Canseco in numerous social media posts.
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These are unhappy hedonists, boozing and fornicating for lack of fulfillment.
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“Lusting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lusting. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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