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Recent Examples of promiscuity
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.
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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
In media, many bisexual characters become lazy plot devices to demonstrate promiscuity.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
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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
In media, many bisexual characters become lazy plot devices to demonstrate promiscuity.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for promiscuity
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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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Here’s what to know about the legal proceedings of adultery in Texas.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American-Statesman,
9 Dec. 2024
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On a broader scale, the widespread prevalence of financial infidelity also reflects gaps in financial literacy and communication, underscoring the need for better education and resources to address these issues.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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That lack of communication can contribute to financial infidelity, when one or both partners lie about or hide financial information.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
27 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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Welcome back for another season full of [Alan Cumming voice] deception, backstabbing and treachery!—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
9 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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These statements triggered significant backlash, including accusations of disloyalty and social media campaigns to discredit her.—
Andy Biggs,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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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
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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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Inspectors general are charged with rooting out government waste, fraud, abuse, and preventing misconduct.—
Brady Knox,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
25 Jan. 2025
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For any act categorized as misconduct, the first offense incurs a base fine of €10,000—€40,000 for F1 drivers.—
Yara Elshebiny,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Promiscuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promiscuity. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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