FERTILITY Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

fertility

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as in fecundity

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Recent Examples of fertility The fertility rate in the United States dropped to a historic low in 2025, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 Japan is experiencing serious depopulation thanks to a rapidly aging population and a low fertility rate. — Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Bareilles is mourning a few things — the deaths of close friends, dreams of easy fertility, assumptions of female autonomy, the American dream — but the music soars, more often than not. — Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Aug. 2026 Native to the wetlands of coastal North and South Carolina, Venus flytraps grow in moist, acidic soils with high humidity but low soil fertility. — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fertility

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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, Outside, 17 Feb. 2026

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