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sleeping with

NOUN
sexual intercourse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cohabitation
WEAK
coitus consummation copula going to bed with sex sexual commerce sexual congress sexual relations
NOUN
sexual relations
Synonyms
WEAK
carnal knowledge cohabitation coitus copulation intercourse intimacy lovemaking marital relations mating nooky relations screwing sexual intercourse sexual union sleeping together

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"It's like sleeping with your ears open all the time, you're just waiting on something to happen."

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Pachet Bryant, a mother in Mission Viejo, felt deeply committed to sleeping with her new baby from the moment she gave birth.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

Many of them have been sleeping with documents tucked under the pillow in case misfortune strikes.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2025

He apparently vacillates between moments of sleeping with his mouth open in a sign of utter disinterest and being jolted to stare menacingly at witnesses, the judge and other people in the courtroom.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2024

We got used to sleeping with Baz guarding us, and being brought food, and having shy twenty-year-olds sidle up to us and start up awkward conversations just for something to do.

From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff

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