re·pro·duc·tive
ˌrē-prə-ˈdək-tiv 
: of, relating to, or capable of reproduction
highly reproductive wild geese
reproductively
adverb
: an actual or potential parent
specifically
: a sexually functional social insect
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 24 Apr. 2024
To quickly view the complete list of companies that sell kids data, reproductive health data, or geolocation data, toggle the arrow buttons at the top of the screen on California’s online registry site.
—Calmatters, Orange County Register, 24 Apr. 2024
There is precedent for penalizing companies for misleading consumers about why their reproductive health information is being collected and how it is being shared.
—Abigail Brooks, NBC News, 23 Apr. 2024
These lifestyle factors can significantly impact your reproductive health.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 18 Apr. 2024
In any small, closed breeding pool, harmful genetic mutations can build up over time, damaging animals’ health and reproductive success, and inbreeding exacerbates the problem.
—Emily Anthes Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Chance Brannon, 24, pleaded guilty last November to all four counts of conspiracy, malicious destruction of property by fire and explosives, possession of an unregistered destructive device, and intentional damage to a reproductive health services facility, according to the Department of Justice.
—USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
Nearly 30% of women experience an adverse pregnancy outcome during their reproductive years, the researchers wrote in their study.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
The initial device design came from an all-male team of mechanical engineers initially working on catheter design for assistive reproductive therapies.
—Catherine M. Klapperich, STAT, 12 Apr. 2024
Nbc Universal, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2024
And growing evidence suggests high exposure to microplastics (and the lengthy list of chemicals they’re made from) could provoke immune and stress responses, along with various reproductive, metabolic, and behavioral issues.
—Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 15 Sep. 2023
Planning of any kind, including reproductive, is uncommon for those in the grind of homelessness.
—Gale Holland, Anchorage Daily News, 17 July 2022
Human reproductive cloning is widely prohibited, but therapeutic cloning — creating stem cells that are a genetic match to the patient — is more generally accepted because the cells are used to treat disease.
—Grace Halden, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2015
An enzyme called telomerase maintains telomeres in our reproductive and stem cells but not in the rest of the body.
—Susan Karlin, Discover Magazine, 11 June 2010
Salem, for instance, has adopted an ordinance to shield patients and providers of legal reproductive and gender-affirming health care from prosecution in other states.
—Stephanie Ebbert, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Nov. 2022
Even something that innocuous could be at risk in the march to strip away women’s reproductive and privacy rights.
—Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 May 2022
Researchers were also concerned that experimenting on reproductive-aged females would hurt their fertility.
—Afton Vechery, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2021
Adjective
Share [Findings] A fungal parasite that afflicts the reproductive organs of millipedes was named in honor of Twitter.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 24 Apr. 2024
To quickly view the complete list of companies that sell kids data, reproductive health data, or geolocation data, toggle the arrow buttons at the top of the screen on California’s online registry site.
—Calmatters, Orange County Register, 24 Apr. 2024
There is precedent for penalizing companies for misleading consumers about why their reproductive health information is being collected and how it is being shared.
—Abigail Brooks, NBC News, 23 Apr. 2024
These lifestyle factors can significantly impact your reproductive health.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 18 Apr. 2024
In any small, closed breeding pool, harmful genetic mutations can build up over time, damaging animals’ health and reproductive success, and inbreeding exacerbates the problem.
—Emily Anthes Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Chance Brannon, 24, pleaded guilty last November to all four counts of conspiracy, malicious destruction of property by fire and explosives, possession of an unregistered destructive device, and intentional damage to a reproductive health services facility, according to the Department of Justice.
—USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
Nearly 30% of women experience an adverse pregnancy outcome during their reproductive years, the researchers wrote in their study.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
The initial device design came from an all-male team of mechanical engineers initially working on catheter design for assistive reproductive therapies.
—Catherine M. Klapperich, STAT, 12 Apr. 2024
Noun
There's so much work to do as the House Republican Conference chair, as the reproductive for New York's 21st congressional district.
—Nbc Universal, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2024
And growing evidence suggests high exposure to microplastics (and the lengthy list of chemicals they’re made from) could provoke immune and stress responses, along with various reproductive, metabolic, and behavioral issues.
—Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 15 Sep. 2023
Planning of any kind, including reproductive, is uncommon for those in the grind of homelessness.
—Gale Holland, Anchorage Daily News, 17 July 2022
Human reproductive cloning is widely prohibited, but therapeutic cloning — creating stem cells that are a genetic match to the patient — is more generally accepted because the cells are used to treat disease.
—Grace Halden, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2015
An enzyme called telomerase maintains telomeres in our reproductive and stem cells but not in the rest of the body.
—Susan Karlin, Discover Magazine, 11 June 2010
Salem, for instance, has adopted an ordinance to shield patients and providers of legal reproductive and gender-affirming health care from prosecution in other states.
—Stephanie Ebbert, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Nov. 2022
Even something that innocuous could be at risk in the march to strip away women’s reproductive and privacy rights.
—Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 May 2022
Researchers were also concerned that experimenting on reproductive-aged females would hurt their fertility.
—Afton Vechery, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2021
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reproductive
adjective
re·pro·duc·tive
ˌrē-prə-ˈdək-tiv
: of, relating to, functioning in, or capable of reproduction
reproductive organs
reproductively
adverb
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