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- adjective Not of or pertaining to
sex .
Etymologies
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Examples
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There are no sex-specific differences on any of the 22 pair of nonsex chromosomes -- that is, there's no more difference between a man and a woman as there is between a man and another man.
The Anticlimax 2008
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There's not much in the way of plot beyond this loose framework; the couples go through their lives having silly fights and overanalyzed sex (or nonsex.)
Tune In, Turn On 2007
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Veterans, then, are far more law-abiding, both in terms of sex crimes and nonsex crimes, than nonveterans, once we adjust for the sex ratio.
From the WSJ Opinion Archives James Taranto 2007
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He's been accused of a very serious sex crime and for the prosecutor to drop that down to a misdemeanor and a nonsex crime for which Kobe would not have to register as a sex offender, the prosecutor has to find that the accuser's allegations are false.
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Buckton, also nominated for nonsex performance for "Delinquents," and Bangs run the
Phillies Zone 2011
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"That often differentiates a sex addict from a nonsex addict."
CNN.com 2010
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At least there is some entertainment value in a $177 bagel, and even in a politician whose idea of a sympathy ploy is to talk about his sex life or nonsex life to anyone with a microphone.
NYT > Home Page 2010
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The bureau reports, "Sex offenders were less likely than nonsex offenders to be rearrested for any offense."
chron.com Chronicle 2010
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At least there is some entertainment value in a $177 bagel, and even in a politician whose idea of a sympathy ploy is to talk about his sex life or nonsex life to anyone with a microphone.
NYT > Home Page By CLYDE HABERMAN 2010
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"That often differentiates a sex addict from a nonsex addict."
CNN.com 2010
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