as in to breed
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set
the notion that their monarch ruled by divine right had been inseminated in the people for countless generations
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Recent Examples of inseminate
In defiance of optics, the light from his face is refracted not in the camera lens but rather in the woman’s womb—and only after traveling through (and being inseminated by) the man’s genitalia.
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Noam M. Elcott,
Artforum,
1 Nov. 2025
In 1992, Cecil Jacobson was convicted of 52 counts of fraud and perjury for inseminating his patients with his own sperm and was sent to prison.
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Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
In the next, Avi and Jen are married with a young child and Shira is asking to use his sperm to artificially inseminate her partner Kendra (Nicole Byer).
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Esther Zuckerman,
Time,
22 Aug. 2025
Throughout his career, Cline covertly inseminated dozens of patients with his sperm without their consent.
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Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
13 Aug. 2025
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Noam M. Elcott,
Artforum,
1 Nov. 2025
In 1992, Cecil Jacobson was convicted of 52 counts of fraud and perjury for inseminating his patients with his own sperm and was sent to prison.
—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
In the next, Avi and Jen are married with a young child and Shira is asking to use his sperm to artificially inseminate her partner Kendra (Nicole Byer).
—
Esther Zuckerman,
Time,
22 Aug. 2025
Throughout his career, Cline covertly inseminated dozens of patients with his sperm without their consent.
—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
13 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inseminate
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These stunning, resilient shrub roses are bred to thrive in heat and humidity, resisting related diseases.
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When the alpha is dethroned, his replacement typically does in his predecessor’s cubs so that the females in the pride will breed again.
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Her suggestions include an IONNYK digital art frame, planting trees in a national park through the National Park Foundation or a custom travel trunk by Eva Joan Repair.
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This season, some farmers may opt to plant crops that require less nitrogen fertilizer than corn, such as soy beans, in response to rising costs.
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With the new study, scientists have also shown that an embryo can tolerate editing and still develop to the point whereby it could be implanted into a uterus.
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Both of these techniques involve extracting individual grafts from the donor area, but how it’s implanted is what makes a difference here.
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