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noun

sexual activities in which precautions have been taken, as by the use of a condom, to minimize the chances of spreading or contracting a sexually transmitted disease.

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Words nearby safe sex

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How to use safe sex in a sentence

The Olympic Village has long been known as hotbed for international hook-ups, where hundreds of thousands of free condoms are handed out during the Games to promote safe sex.
Yes, cardboard beds can be sexy|Anne Quito|July 19, 2021|Quartz
Entrepreneur Jason Panda is revolutionizing the world of safe sex.
It’s Complicated: Love and Sex in 2021|Daniel Malloy|February 14, 2021|Ozy
However much we gossip about heterosexual couples with large age gaps, we at least refrain from calling them sex offenders.
Freaking Out About Age Gaps in Gay Relationships Is Homophobic|Samantha Allen|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Scruff believes that sex is not the primary concern of users.
Grindr’s Trans Dating Problem|David Levesley|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST

To those who agreed with him, Bush pledged that the law against same-sex marriage would remain intact.
Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails|Jackie Kucinich|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Bush busy engaging constituents on both sides of the same-sex marriage debate ahead of the 2004 presidential election.
Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails|Jackie Kucinich|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
This week, Florida became the 36th state to allow same-sex marriage.
Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails|Jackie Kucinich|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A desultory conversation on politics, in which neither took the slightest interest, was a safe neutral ground.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
The governor of the fortress was provided with a safe residence in Egypt, and an annual pension of 75,000 piasters.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Could this be the safe old house in which childish days had passed, in which all around were always friendly and familiar faces?
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Are you quite sure you have never suffered from this rather common disorder, gentle reader, at least, if you be of the male sex?
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
The truth is, it is not safe to trot down such mountains and hardly to ride down them at all.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley

British Dictionary definitions for safe sex

safe sex

safer sex

noun

sexual intercourse using physical protection, such as a condom, or nonpenetrative methods to prevent the spread of such diseases as AIDS

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Medical definitions for safe sex

safe sex

Sexual activity in which safeguards, such as the use of a condom, are taken to avoid acquiring or spreading a sexually transmitted disease.