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asexual

[ey-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

The researchers also determined that asexual reproduction probably emerged several times within the group.

From Science Daily Dec. 14, 2025

Vigilante, meanwhile, is asexual, Stroma confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.

From Salon Aug. 28, 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

I think about going back to being an asexual sea sponge, and I cry more.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King



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