as in sexless
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Recent Examples of asexual
Over time, however, that bigotry has not only grown more pronounced but also broader in scope, leading her to recently target not only trans people but also asexual people.
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Aja Romano, Vox, 18 Apr. 2025
Amid ongoing intolerance and violence, asexual and aromantic creative artists are finally getting to tell their own stories, and characters in popular culture like Bojack Horseman’s Todd have widened their audience’s understanding of desire and human sexuality.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 7 Apr. 2025
Jacob-Jenkins has penned Naz as an asexual introvert, the kind of young man who finds solace in nature and lakes and everything that takes him far away from either his father’s infidelity or the glare of political attention.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
As someone on the asexual spectrum, that sounded perfect.
—Jess Kim, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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Aja Romano, Vox, 18 Apr. 2025
Amid ongoing intolerance and violence, asexual and aromantic creative artists are finally getting to tell their own stories, and characters in popular culture like Bojack Horseman’s Todd have widened their audience’s understanding of desire and human sexuality.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 7 Apr. 2025
Jacob-Jenkins has penned Naz as an asexual introvert, the kind of young man who finds solace in nature and lakes and everything that takes him far away from either his father’s infidelity or the glare of political attention.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
As someone on the asexual spectrum, that sounded perfect.
—Jess Kim, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for asexual
sexless
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Especially when contrasted against those boring (mostly) sexless Jedi.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2025
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Compared to the usual Tudor fare, the film is a sexless showcase of thespianism, from Robert Shaw’s wildly charismatic but mercurial Henry to Orson Welles’s scowling Cardinal Wolsey.—
Elle Carroll,
Vulture,
18 June 2024
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“Asexual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asexual. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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