as in slept
to engage in sexual intercourse
the time of year when deer in the wild are likely to copulate
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slept
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Cindy often slept there while Steven and the boys stayed at Ludlow.—
Qian Julie Wang,
New Yorker,
20 Sep. 2025 -
Balmain, who had not slept all night, had a fit and threw them out — miraculously, with no immediate consequences.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Copulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copulated. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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