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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 Think of The Tale of Genji, the classic 11th-century depiction of the Heian court, which prized an ultra-refined aesthetics in poetry, lovemaking, music, and making and drinking tea. Ryu Spaeth, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2024 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for lovemaking
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Noun
  • These sexes are not changeable and are grounded in fundamental and incontrovertible reality.
    Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
  • In January, President Donald Trump signed an executive order saying the U.S. would recognize only two sexes, male and female.
    Deon J. Hampton, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In the recent study, three of the couples reported using condoms during intercourse, and their sexome analysis still revealed that the microbial transfer was not completely blocked.
    Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Fertility awareness methods: Natural family planning techniques involve tracking the menstrual cycle to avoid intercourse during fertile days.
    Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The romance between Heigl’s Izzie and Morgan’s Denny in Season 2 bolstered the show’s popularity and powered Heigl to an Emmy win.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
  • These Celebrity Pets Have Their Own Instagram Accounts — And Some Have Over 500K Followers Neither Flay nor Williamson have publicly commented on the romance.
    Emily Rella, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Traditional societies structured courtship and pairing firmly, but in modernity many of us enjoy freedom and self-invention.
    Jaron Lanier, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Of their courtship, then on the scale of months, Patricia — in her late 20s at the time — recalled going on a three-day work trip and returning to an empty apartment.
    Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 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

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“Lovemaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lovemaking. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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