1
as in interaction
doings between individuals or groups
the niceties of social intercourse are lost on that nerd
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2
as in sex
sexual union involving penetration of the vagina by the penis
intercourse is one of ways by which the disease is commonly spread
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Recent Examples of intercourse
Watching each other can be wildly erotic and can speed up your arousal without the pressure of rushing to intercourse.
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Dominique Fluker, Essence, 8 May 2025
Lennon, angry about Richard Nixon’s re-election and under the influence, began canoodling with a female guest and went off into the next room to engage in noisy intercourse.
—Kim Willis, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
In that incident, Haley said Weinstein unexpectedly asked to meet her in his hotel room and began having unwanted intercourse with her.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
For couples who are temporarily unable to engage in intercourse, there are still many ways to stay connected physically.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
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Dominique Fluker, Essence, 8 May 2025
Lennon, angry about Richard Nixon’s re-election and under the influence, began canoodling with a female guest and went off into the next room to engage in noisy intercourse.
—Kim Willis, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
In that incident, Haley said Weinstein unexpectedly asked to meet her in his hotel room and began having unwanted intercourse with her.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
For couples who are temporarily unable to engage in intercourse, there are still many ways to stay connected physically.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intercourse
Noun
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Suddenly, a sound cue and a shift from white to blue lighting indicate a leap in time, and this woman begins to relive a mundane interaction with her two young children, Leanne and Danny, while speaking to thin air and miming her motherly motions.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
22 July 2025
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Each story is filigreed with the meta-commentary flashing onscreen and a daredevil’s enjoyment of audience interaction.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
22 July 2025
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The defense, with its framing, wanted to awaken any latent unease that a juror—an older one, perhaps—might feel toward the preceding years of correction between the sexes.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
3 July 2025
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Trump has signed executive orders proclaiming the government will recognize only two sexes, male and female.—
Sharon Coolidge,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
Noun
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The ceasefire has held but any sense of normalcy has not returned to the relations between the two countries.—
Sam Dalrymple,
Time,
14 July 2025
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The situation reflects broader challenges in transatlantic trade relations as President Donald Trump has regularly cited a goods trade deficit of about $236 billion in 2024 while pushing Europe to buy more American cars, energy, and defense equipment.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 July 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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“Intercourse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intercourse. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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