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
As such, farmers may be pushed to clear out significant forest areas for fertile land, simply to survive.
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Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Palace did not provide fertile ground for renewal.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 May 2026
The haze of memory and how photography could serve as a fertile medium in which to explore that theme would become central to Hasbun’s practice in the decades to come.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 22 May 2026
That’s how fertile the soccer talent is in Brazil, a country that has won the World Cup a record five times.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 19 May 2026
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Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Palace did not provide fertile ground for renewal.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 May 2026
The haze of memory and how photography could serve as a fertile medium in which to explore that theme would become central to Hasbun’s practice in the decades to come.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 22 May 2026
That’s how fertile the soccer talent is in Brazil, a country that has won the World Cup a record five times.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for fertile
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fertile
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The most prolific home-run hitting team in University of Kansas baseball history displayed its power early in the Jayhawks’ 6-3 NCAA baseball regional tournament victory over Northeastern on Friday afternoon at Hoglund Ballpark.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
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Both of those benchmarks should be shattered this season, barring the nagging injuries that have plagued his otherwise prolific career.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Over the course of Gregory Orr’s long career, his poems have become increasingly incantatory, more and more like chants or psalms, repeating, reformulating, reaching for the edges of the same rich metaphors.—
Craig Morgan Teicher,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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Time gave us the late-career brilliance of filmmakers like Jane Campion, Agnès Varda, Claire Denis, and Kathryn Bigelow, whose work became richer, fiercer, and more self-assured because these women had lived and learned so much.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
31 May 2026
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“Fertile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fertile. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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