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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For this story, our editors and contributors tested their luxury pillows in their own homes for at least a month (our minimum testing time frame), but most of them have been slept on for nearly six months to get a true gauge of how these models hold up over time.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
31 Oct. 2025 -
Rochelle had spent all night at the hospital with sick kids and slept less than an hour.—
Jayme Fraser,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Copulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copulated. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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