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copulated

verb

past tense of copulate

as in slept

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 copulated Prosecutors said O’Connor tied up her arms, restrained her and then raped and orally copulated her. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 10 July 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

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slept

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Shawn slept on a thin mattress on the floor of his parents’ room, lying awake each night to their furious whispers, long after the lights had been turned out.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
The items were inspired in part by the mansion’s Walnut Room, which boasts botanical woodcarvings by Abraham Miller in the ornate space where Henry Clay Frick slept.

— Andy Battaglia for ARTnews, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2026

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