as in sex
the sexual habits and desires of a person
She is comfortable with her sexuality. a study of male sexuality
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Kersey then completed their master’s degree in women’s, gender and sexuality studies and went to the University of Cincinnati College of Law.
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Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Part of that rich diversity will include a variety of views on gender and sexuality.
—Stephen L. Carter, Twin Cities, 2 July 2025
The key is to be open and honest from the beginning about your sexuality to avoid misunderstandings, confusion, and hurt feelings.78
For partners who aren't abrosexual, the changes in attraction may be hard to understand.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 1 July 2025
Like its creator and star, the show was also divisive due to its depiction of race, privilege, sexuality, and gender.
—EW.com, 30 June 2025
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Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Part of that rich diversity will include a variety of views on gender and sexuality.
—Stephen L. Carter, Twin Cities, 2 July 2025
The key is to be open and honest from the beginning about your sexuality to avoid misunderstandings, confusion, and hurt feelings.78
For partners who aren't abrosexual, the changes in attraction may be hard to understand.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 1 July 2025
Like its creator and star, the show was also divisive due to its depiction of race, privilege, sexuality, and gender.
—EW.com, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sexuality
sex
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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
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“Sexuality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sexuality. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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