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asexual

[ay-sek-shoo-uhl] / eɪˈsɛk ʃu əl /
ADJECTIVE
(Biology) independent of sexual processes
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Kerewin Holmes is a part-Maori artist, asexual and autonomous, who lives in a tall stone tower she built herself overlooking the sea on New Zealand’s South Island.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

“They want to see more development of platonic relationships and asexual connections.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

They remain underground for most of their lives and appear above the soil only during flowering season, and some species reproduce only through asexual means.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 14, 2025

He wasn't necessarily gay actually, he was probably asexual, but that whole kind of thing of an alternative sexuality was certainly not generally in most circles accepted.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2025

“And I’m asexual, so I don’t do sexual relationships,” Nemo said.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater



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