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copulating

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verb

present participle of copulate
as in sleeping
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 Synonyms for copulating
Noun
  • So no therapy will work equally well, or even in the same manner, for both sexes.
    Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Balls move the plot along in Austen’s novels because, much like the novel itself, a dance is a codified art form and the space where relations between the sexes are tested.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • One of my clearest memories from the early 1970s is visiting relatives and sleeping on a pull-out couch in their library.
    Literary Hub September 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Mafi found the medium-firm mattress to be comfortable and supportive not only for sleeping, but when sitting near the head of the bed to read as well.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Researchers in Taiwan documented this rare case of a predator exploiting its prey’s mating signal to its own advantage.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Landscape Second Category Fauna And Flora After mating, a male leopard must escape the female’s claws within seconds.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The Catholic Church believes intercourse should only happen between married couples and teaches abstinence for all others.
    Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Echard consistently denied that intercourse had happened, saying their contact was limited to oral sex, and accused Owens of fabricating medical documents and manipulating pregnancy evidence.
    Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Positive relations with home and family give you an easier springboard to your outer world.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 23 Aug. 2025
  • The company's media relations team did not respond to a request for comment on the Louisville store's opening or plans for future store locations in Kentucky.
    Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Copulating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copulating. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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