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Synonyms

sexual relations

American  

noun

(used with a plural verb)
  1. sexual intercourse; coitus.

  2. any sexual activity between individuals.


Etymology

Origin of sexual relations

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

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An IT worker sued her boss for sexual harassment after believing his use of "xx", "yy", and "????" in an email asking for more information was a coded way of asking for sexual relations.

From BBC • May 18, 2023

Under current French law, sexual relations between an adult and a minor under 15 are banned.

From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 2021

Under French law, sexual relations between an adult and a minor under 15 are banned.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 21, 2021

In September, Slimani led a public call for the decriminalisation of abortion and non-conjugal sexual relations in Morocco, following the jailing of a journalist accused of having an illegal abortion.

From The Guardian • Feb. 16, 2020

Only 23 percent of Americans believed black people wanted to marry and/or have sexual relations with whites.5 Clearly, we still had a long way to go.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry