copulates

present tense third-person singular of copulate
as in sleeps
to engage in sexual intercourse the time of year when deer in the wild are likely to copulate

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sleeps
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  • Meiyun sleeps on the sofa, but even so Baoshu’s presence will be a problem for her relationship with Qifeng.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The exhausted teen has headaches and blurred vision sleeps about 75% of the day.
    Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Copulates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copulates. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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