oversexed
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o·ver·sexed
/ ˌōvərˈsekst/
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adj.
having unusually strong sexual desires.
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Roberts, Tara, ed. What your mama never told you; true stories about sex and love.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Kliatt; 3/1/2007; ; 277 words
; ...definitely connect with adolescent girls confused about their own sexual desires and fulfillment. Roberts is currently the managing editor...even unhelpful, in helping a girl accept her body and her sexual desires. There is a lot about masturbation and first sexual experiences...
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What he overcame: a fine new biography tells the story of Bayard Rustin, the great, gay hero of the American civil rights movement.(book excerpt)
Magazine article from: The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine); 9/2/2003; 433 words
; ...which, homosexuality was a crime in all 50 states. Rustin's sexual desires brought him trouble repeatedly. Police locked him up. Judges...accurately, the stigma that American society attached to his sexual desires--made him forever vulnerable. Again and again, Rustin found...
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Jail for babysitter.
Newspaper article from: Lurgan Mail (Portadown, Northern Ireland); 6/9/2008; 389 words
; ...admitted abusing eight children in his care to satisfy his sexual desires has been jailed for 12 years and ordered to sign the police...was in a position of trust and abused it to satisfy his sexual desires . The judge ordered Carville to remain on the police sex...
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In-Focus looks at the link between beauty and sex.(International)
Magazine article from: Household & Personal Products Industry; 1/1/2007; 140 words
; ...subject. In 2006, the In-Focus topic was Amazonia. This year, organizers went for something a bit racier, an exploration of sexual desires and sex appeal within the beauty industry. This year's theme, In-Focus Aphrodisia, will engage the five senses using fragrances...
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You all.(CENTURY marks)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: The Christian Century; 3/11/2008; 104 words
; ...communal life. When Jesus says that we're not to look lustfully on another person, he doesn't mean we have to shut off our sexual desires. Rather, Jesus is calling for new-order 'sister/brother' communities in which sexuality does not disrupt the affections...
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Patent watch. (High-Tech).(DriveCam Video Systems)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: San Diego Business Journal; 11/18/2002; ; 62 words
; ...mirror, takes video out the windshield and saves the video when it detects a crash, hard braking or something else that produces unusually strong G-forces -- providing some extra evidence on whether the driver or the other guy was at fault.
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Whelan, Gloria. Parade of shadows.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Kliatt; 9/1/2007; ; 236 words
; ...Whelan sets this novel in 1907, a time filled with colonial powers plotting, sectarian violence, spies, nomadic tribes, and unusually strong personalities. Julia and her father journey on the Orient Express across Europe to Istanbul, then by sea to Beirut, by...
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Guilty or not? A path model of women's sexual force fantasies.
Magazine article from: The Journal of Sex Research; 11/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...to assume responsibility for their sexual desires. By averting the responsibility for their sexual desires, they are able to enjoy the sexual...such guilt in order to enjoy their sexual desires. Moreault and Follingstad (1978) found...
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(book review)
Magazine article from: Black Issues Book Review; 7/1/2001; ; 244 words
; ...much fo' ya! Lead character Dean Chance is the very happily engaged talk-show producer who discovers a new dimension to his sexual desires when he meets the provocative and dangerous beauty, Bee. She opens a world to him that is daring, sexy and exciting by encouraging...
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Launch problem.(News of the Week)(Sea Launch Company L.L.C.)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 12/3/2007; 98 words
; Due to unusually strong ocean currents at its launch site in the Pacific Ocean, Sea Launch Co. was forced to scrap its most recent launch effort. The Long...
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Middle of the Night
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
...x2010;inLaw ( Martin Balsam ) seems sympathetic. The Girl returns briefly to her former Husband ( Lee Philips), a coarse, oversexed musician, before the Manufacturer and the Girl reach an understanding. Originally produced as a shorter television play, the...
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