fecundity

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Recent Examples of fecundity But those who crowded into Krasner’s 1958 show at Martha Jackson’s New York gallery, her first since Pollock’s death, encountered her Earth Green series—paintings that exploded in vibrant color and exuded life, sensuality, fecundity, and freedom. — Mary Gabriel, Air Mail, 3 Oct. 2026 But the fecundity of the land is no match for the Trasks’ failure to flourish. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2026 Because of hijras’ ability to confer fecundity as devoted representatives of the mother goddess Bahuchara Mata, they are frequently invited to bless newborn boys and perform at their homes by dancing and singing. — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026 But amidst said lots and open spaces are acres of marsh and flooded forests, and the Audubon Louisiana Nature Center stands apart as a place to interpret all this fecundity. — Outside, 17 Feb. 2026 Misconstrued by many as something akin to an extended Henny Youngman routine, Portnoy’s Complaint more closely resembled, according to Albert Goldman, the comedic world of adolescent Roth and his buddies, with its audacity, ferocity, originality, and sheer fecundity. — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fecundity
Noun
  • That regret is less visible online because men don’t tend to shout about failing fertility.
    — Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The winemaking team uses a herd of Texel sheep during the late winter and early spring to improve soil structure and fertility.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • As in the productivity and content creation tests, the Scar 18 wound up somewhere in the middle for most of our graphics benchmarks.
    — Marshall Honorof, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Phase one is personal productivity, where individuals use AI to accomplish work faster.
    — Chris Koehler, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

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“Fecundity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fecundity. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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