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copulate

verb

ˈkä-pyə-ˌlāt

Definition of copulate

as in to sleep

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 copulate Maybe she is beset by need to copulate, by the desire of the eggs inside her for their own plot of land. — María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026 In November 1995, Funston took a 5-year-old boy into some bushes, pulled down his pants and orally copulated him, prosecutors said. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026 After copulating, the two males lay immobile on the seafloor as the female swam away. — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025 These guppies also attempted to sneakily copulate with the females more often. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for copulate

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sleep

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Just one day earlier, he was diagnosed with a superficial blood clot in his left calf and ordered by doctors to stay awake overnight, according to NFL insiders, who report the quarterback did not sleep for roughly 36 hours.

— Mark Osborne, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
As a result, your mind is always searching for the next project to tackle or problem to solve, distracting you while hanging out with family or keeping you from sleeping.

— Melody Wilding, Contributor, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026

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