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Male bees are fooled by these lookalikes and will attempt to copulate with them and, in doing so, will spread the pollen of the orchid.
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The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
But there was general agreement that most Central Floridians are seeing fewer of the copulating creepy-crawlies than in the past.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2025
The Santal, in South Asia, believed that witches (always female) copulated with spirit familiars and devoured the organs of children.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 17 May 2025
He was groped over and under his clothes, forced to fondle and orally copulate the perpetrators and repeatedly raped.
—Jeff McDonald, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
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The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
But there was general agreement that most Central Floridians are seeing fewer of the copulating creepy-crawlies than in the past.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2025
The Santal, in South Asia, believed that witches (always female) copulated with spirit familiars and devoured the organs of children.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 17 May 2025
He was groped over and under his clothes, forced to fondle and orally copulate the perpetrators and repeatedly raped.
—Jeff McDonald, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for copulate
sleep
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Two adults cannot sleep comfortably on a twin bed.—
Sharon Brandwein,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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More than a third of Americans now occasionally or consistently sleep apart from their partner, and research suggests the arrangement can improve both rest and relationships.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Copulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copulate. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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