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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Recent Examples of copulated
In November 1995, Funston took a 5-year-old boy into some bushes, pulled down his pants and orally copulated him, prosecutors said.
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for copulated
slept
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As Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby and the rest of the New York Knicks celebrated the franchise’s first title in 53 years in San Antonio, Yankees manager Aaron Boone slept soundly in the comfort of his Toronto hotel room on Saturday night.—
John Nogowski,
Hartford Courant,
16 June 2026
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Anunoby, who was the hero of Game 4 with a miraculous tip-in at the basket with seconds left on the clock, hasn’t slept at all since that fateful moment in Texas.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
15 June 2026
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“Copulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copulated. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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