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fertilized

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verb

past tense of fertilize

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Recent Examples of fertilized
Adjective
Some birth control methods, including IUDs, may work by preventing implantation of a fertilized egg. Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 29 July 2025 Britain in 2015 began allowing mitochondrial donation, resulting in a pioneering IVF treatment whereby a couple’s genes are removed from a fertilized egg, leaving the defective DNA behind, and then injected into the egg of a healthy woman. Ben Smith, semafor.com, 18 July 2025 The technique, which is banned in the U.S., transfers pieces from inside the mother's fertilized egg – its nucleus, plus the nucleus of the father's sperm – into a healthy egg provided by an anonymous donor. Nancy Lapid, USA Today, 17 July 2025 The genes from the nucleus of the egg are then injected into a fertilized egg from a healthy woman that has had all of its DNA removed except for the donor's healthy mitochondrial DNA. Rob Stein, NPR, 16 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for fertilized
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fertilized
Adjective
  • The test focuses on Lightbridge Fuel, a proprietary design that utilizes an enriched uranium-zirconium metallic alloy.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Digital experiences aim to blur the lines between the physical and the virtual world, thereby providing a seamless and enriched end-user experience.
    Tipu Usha Vaithee Swaran, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • For instance, the Bangladesh delta, one of the most fertile and densely populated areas in the world, is already experiencing problems, including salinity intrusion, rising sea levels and the loss of arable land.
    Pintu Kumar Mahla, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Parsley needs fertile, well-draining soil.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Two decades ago, Bowen augmented the schedule by adding an out-of-county tournament to face state powers.
    Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
  • There will be employees who find their jobs taken away, replaced, or augmented by AI.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The center has been highly productive, ranging from $2,000 to up to $3,000 in peak years.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
  • For example, staying up late to complete a task may allow it to be finished before bed, but the next day will be less productive.
    Ashley Olivine, Verywell Health, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • These stem cells are purified in a lab, and then modified using an inactivated form of the virus that causes HIV.
    Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Less pure sand can be purified by methods such as acid washing or magnetic separation.
    Aki Ishida, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The world outside me was big and rich with far more important and grave matters.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Advertisement Mamdani’s political success is largely credited to a media-savvy campaign that centered affordability in one of the world’s most expensive cities, with Mamdani vowing to levy New York’s ultra-rich to pay for childcare, transportation, and even grocery stores.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • In the material world, this company reinforced the wall blocking every path to climate stabilization.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
  • China’s most powerful Communist leader in decades has built a reputation reinforced by state media during his 12-year rule as a serious and steady hand.
    Chris Lau, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • The original score is composed by prolific composer Guillaume Roussel whose recent credits include The Three Musketeers and Dog 51.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Across the rest of his career, Young Bleed remained prolific, continuing to hop between labels while becoming a mentor to a new generation of hip-hop.
    Walden Green, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2025

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“Fertilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fertilized. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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