safe sex

noun

Definition of safe sexnext
as in sex act

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  1. sex
  2. coitus
  3. intercourse
  4. commerce
  5. sexuality
Noun
  • Telogen effluvium is a common cause of temporary hair loss that affects people of all sexes and is often seen in women.
    Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Both sexes also avoided feeding at dawn and dusk when wolves were out.
    ByVirginia Morell, science.org, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of sex
Noun
  • Adding to these racial fetish undertones is a Black family servant whose coitus with Lucy’s soon-to-be sister-in-law (a white woman with box braids) is also constantly on display, leaving her to pleasure herself when he’s called away.
    Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 31 July 2024
  • On occasion, the coitus took place at the volunteers’ homes.
    Gretchen Reynolds, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Feb. 2023
Definition of coitus
Noun
  • There is also no risk of the IUD being pushed out or dislodged during intercourse.
    Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Symptoms include heavy menstrual bleeding, pelvic pain, painful intercourse, and infertility—though one in three people with the condition report having no symptoms.1 Unlike endometriosis, where the tissue grows outside the uterus, adenomyosis occurs within the uterine wall.
    Jess Sims, Health, 26 Sep. 2024
Definition of intercourse
Noun
  • What's Next for Creator Commerce Walmart's title sponsorship of the Creator Upfronts signals that this is just the beginning of their creator commerce ambitions.
    Kiri Masters, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Primas had an hour-and-a-quarter-long meeting with commerce minister Wang Wentao on Sunday evening ahead of a major trade show.
    AFP, Fortune Asia, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of commerce
Noun
  • For a more tolerant society, the time to introduce differences of all kinds, including sexuality, is the early years.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Hovde’s campaign also ran a slew of TV ads drawing attention to Baldwin’s sexuality, repeatedly mentioning her girlfriend, Maria Brisbane.
    Sarah Prager, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of sexuality
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