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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Everybody bleeds, everybody sleeps, and, yes, everybody poops.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
13 Jan. 2026 -
Mauricio Umansky, of The Agency, a global luxury real estate agency, has a finger on the pulse of the city that never sleeps.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Copulates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copulates. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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