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copulates

verb

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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Every night, while most of New York sleeps, Queens is wide awake.

— Tom Grech, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
In the city that never sleeps, Halloween, which falls on a Saturday this year, is the official start for all the holiday fun to come.

— Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2026

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