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fertilized

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verb

past tense of fertilize

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Adjective
This usually happens for one of two reasons, Dr. Kim explains: Either the fibroid is so large that a fertilized egg is unable to implant on the wall of the uterus, or the fibroid blocks the fallopian tubes. Beth Krietsch, SELF, 2 Mar. 2026 Under normal conditions, a fertilized egg will begin to divide after about twelve to thirty-six hours. Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026 The fertilized egg can't survive, and the growing tissue may cause life-threatening bleeding if left untreated. Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026 Studies show that when couples use no contraception, about 30 percent of fertilized eggs never implant, and another 30 percent implant briefly before being passed from the body usually without the woman ever knowing. Mimi Zieman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fertilized
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fertilized
Adjective
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that Moscow’s proposal to take enriched uranium from Iran to help negotiate a settlement remains on the table.
    Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 10 May 2026
  • And Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow’s proposal to take enriched uranium from Iran to help negotiate a settlement remains on the table.
    Adam Schreck, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Adjective
  • The Moon in Aquarius moves through your 9th House and trines Venus in your sign, making learning and creative thinking especially fertile.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • Grand Junction, Colorado Beyond the Rockies is a whole different Colorado, an arid region of red-rock canyons, fertile valleys fed by the upper Colorado River, and a city called Grand Junction that seems light years removed from high-rise Denver and those chic ski resorts.
    CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • Queen Camilla augmented the blue color scheme of her attire with a Philip Treacy hat.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
  • Landeskog’s reputation as one of the great leaders in sports has only been further augmented this season.
    Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
Adjective
  • Joy has unusually productive momentum now.
    Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2026
  • There’s money to be made from a drunken widower, but a productive painter promises wealth on an entirely different scale.
    Ben Croll, IndieWire, 12 May 2026
Verb
  • Once purified, the atmospheric sample enters an enrichment stage that significantly enhances the detectability of trace gases.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Inside these trains, natural gas is purified and cooled to about –260 degrees Fahrenheit (–162 degrees Celsius), below the boiling point of methane.
    Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Here, this translates as an exuberance of bread, meat and dairy, rich and fortifying.
    Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • That’s rich — like the pot calling the kettle black.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 10 May 2026
Verb
  • Local authorities formally closed all hiking routes to Mount Dukono in April and reinforced the ban following Friday’s incident.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 May 2026
  • Standards in science and public health are not abstract ideals; they are shaped and reinforced by the conduct of those in leadership.
    Sam Zeveloff, STAT, 9 May 2026
Adjective
  • Rhubarb plants are prolific producers, require minimal maintenance, and have a wide variety of culinary applications.
    Cori Sears, The Spruce, 9 May 2026
  • Then reporters called dozens of the state’s most prolific winners.
    Jack Jankowski, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026

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“Fertilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fertilized. Accessed 13 May. 2026.

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