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Recent Examples of copulate
In November 1995, Funston took a 5-year-old boy into some bushes, pulled down his pants and orally copulated him, prosecutors said.
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Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
After copulating, the two males lay immobile on the seafloor as the female swam away.
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Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
These guppies also attempted to sneakily copulate with the females more often.
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Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
10 July 2025
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
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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
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.
—
The San Diego Union Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for copulate
sleep
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The engineer flew in from Tampa to try and find her mother, sister, brother-in-law and nephew in the ruins of their nine-story apartment building, sleeping on the ground since arriving two nights ago.
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One couple slept on the grass with umbrellas over their heads and just two thin blankets for cover on what turned out to be a cooler night than expected following a London heatwave where temperatures soared to 95 degrees.
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“Copulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copulate. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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