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Recent Examples of promiscuity
Nearly 40 years later, Foster views the accident as a blessing that saved him from a wild lifestyle centered around drinking and promiscuity.
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
Such creative promiscuity is paying dividends; León and his label, Socios Music, are reportedly poised to strike a lucrative joint-venture deal with a major record company.
—Craig Marks, New York Times, 27 May 2024
Drugs and alcohol continue to flow along with bisexual promiscuity and the discovery of S&M helps ease Lidia's demons.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 9 May 2024
Daniel makes his promiscuity entertaining with the song’s steady percussive bounce.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2024
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
Such creative promiscuity is paying dividends; León and his label, Socios Music, are reportedly poised to strike a lucrative joint-venture deal with a major record company.
—Craig Marks, New York Times, 27 May 2024
Drugs and alcohol continue to flow along with bisexual promiscuity and the discovery of S&M helps ease Lidia's demons.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 9 May 2024
Daniel makes his promiscuity entertaining with the song’s steady percussive bounce.
—Heran Mamo, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for promiscuity
Noun
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At the time of the case, Bryant admitted to adultery with a 19-year-old resort hotel worker in Colorado but denied the rape allegations, always maintaining that the encounter was consensual.—
George Ramsay,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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The article included other remarks related to Carter’s faith − such as the importance of the separation of church and state, a conviction born of Carter’s Southern Baptist upbringing − but the adultery comment opened a rift with Carter’s kin in Christ.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
31 Dec. 2024
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The story follows two neighbors, played by Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Maggie Cheung, who form a deep, unspoken connection after suspecting their spouses of infidelity.—
Janey Tracey,
EW.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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On top of that, Hegseth had to pay for his two divorces, at least in part due to his own infidelity.—
Kyle Khan-Mullins,
Forbes,
7 Feb. 2025
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After a season of treachery and deception, the winner or winners of The Traitors UK Season 3 have been revealed.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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This would be immediately followed by my dad standing up, racing over to my uncle, and sometimes grabbing him by the collar to stop him from completing an action that in their eyes seemed to be an act of utter betrayal and treachery.—
Wayne Chan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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Another document, likely written by an officer, recorded acts of disloyalty by North Korean subordinates - a common practice in the totalitarian state, where citizens are encouraged to inform on each other.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
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Emanuel also happens to be Trump’s former agent, making the president regard Emanuel’s campaign contributions as an even greater magnitude of disloyalty, this source says.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
20 Jan. 2025
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The science fiction novel Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein also allegedly influenced Manson, with its plot about a man from Mars who preached free love and caused a major movement on Earth.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
14 Dec. 2024
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On one level, Lempicka’s work shows us what this could have looked like: soaring skyscrapers, slinky dresses, fast cars, free love.—
Kelly Presutti,
ARTnews.com,
3 Sep. 2019
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Those intrepid few who still clung to the belief that American perfidy shielded Duke’s players from true justice just had the rug pulled out from under them by Mangum herself.—
The Editors,
National Review,
17 Dec. 2024
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Putin inundates Ukraine’s airwaves with propaganda about the West’s perfidy, the West’s agonizingly slow and insufficient support of Ukraine, the West’s seeming willingness to bleed Ukraine as a proxy, Zelensky’s anti-democratic centralization of power, and the like.—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes,
9 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Howard sued his wife’s lover for alienation of affection and criminal conversation, according to court records.—
Lateshia Beachum,
Washington Post,
3 Oct. 2019
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North Carolina is one of about a half-dozen states that allow lawsuits accusing a cheating spouse’s lover of alienation of affection and criminal conversation.—
EMERY P. DALESIO,
The Seattle Times,
5 Sep. 2017
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Peltier has maintained his innocence and his case has been plagued with allegations of trial misconduct, conflicting testimonies, withheld evidence and potential bias among jurors.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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According to a police spokesman, the settlements stem from wrongful convictions dating back over two decades, with many of these cases involving not just snafus on law enforcement’s part, but also instances of prosecutorial misconduct.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Promiscuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promiscuity. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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