sex act

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sex act
Noun
  • Supporters of the legislation came to the Thursday hearing with a plethora of arguments -- including concerns about religious freedoms, privacy in public accommodations and the belief that there are only two sexes.
    Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • American society and our relations with other societies are driven by the competition/conflict choice.
    Letters to the Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Insiders describe relations between her and brother Santo as tense and combative.
    Mattia Dognini, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
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“Sex act.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sex%20act. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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