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cohabitation

NOUN
common-law marriage
Synonyms
WEAK
living as man and wife
NOUN
sexual intercourse
Synonyms
WEAK
coitus consummation copula going to bed with sex sexual commerce sexual congress sexual relations sleeping with
NOUN
sexual relations
Synonyms
WEAK
carnal knowledge coitus copulation intercourse intimacy lovemaking marital relations mating nooky relations screwing sexual intercourse sexual union sleeping together sleeping with

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To ward off disputes, some unmarried couples have started turning to cohabitation agreements, which are like the prenups married couples use.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

I strongly recommend a cohabitation and property agreement.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

A unifying figure on the left, Jospin led a coalition government of Socialists, Greens and Communists in a cohabitation arrangement with centre-right President Jacques Chirac.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Chirac defeated him in the 1995 presidential race, but then lost a snap parliamentary vote in 1997, forcing him into so-called "cohabitation" with the left.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Barely two days into our cohabitation, Camel’s tremors are so bad he can’t even speak.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

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