as in prolific
producing abundantly
the fertile mind of Leonardo da Vinci explored art, architecture, engineering, mathematics, and many other fields
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Recent Examples of fertile
Old systems are breaking down so something more fertile, more alive, and more sustainable can grow.
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Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 Dec. 2025
With over half of Visa’s overall volume already through e-commerce and data showing demand for AI to assist with shopping, the ground is fertile for agentic commerce, Ramachandran said.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2025
The sport’s appeal, to her, is in its contrasts, which makes for fertile ground for romances too.
—Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 23 Dec. 2025
That was a surprisingly fertile base for germinating Kiri.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 20 Dec. 2025
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Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 Dec. 2025
With over half of Visa’s overall volume already through e-commerce and data showing demand for AI to assist with shopping, the ground is fertile for agentic commerce, Ramachandran said.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2025
The sport’s appeal, to her, is in its contrasts, which makes for fertile ground for romances too.
—Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 23 Dec. 2025
That was a surprisingly fertile base for germinating Kiri.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 20 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fertile
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Neither player is a prolific shot-maker from long range, but Green’s dwindling speed advantage is further lessened when he is guarded by power forwards rather than centers on dribble handoffs.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Rob Reiner was a prolific director whose work included some of the most memorable and endlessly watchable movies of the 1980s and ’90s.—
Andrew Dalton,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Layer warm materials and textures to make spaces feel richer and less stark.—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
8 Jan. 2026
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Trump has repeatedly touted Venezuela’s rich oil supply as among the motivations for the January 2 military assault on the country and the capture of its leader, Nicolás Maduro, who has since been charged with drug trafficking and weapons possession.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Fertile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fertile. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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