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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
  • Trump will only make a deal that satisfies his red lines, the official said, referring to the president’s demands that Iran must abandon its nuclear program, give up its enriched uranium supplies and open the Strait of Hormuz.
    Kate Sullivan, Fortune, 30 May 2026
  • Trump has said repeatedly that Iran must dispose of its enriched uranium and ends its nuclear program as part of any deal.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Adjective
  • As those creative juices start flowing, the superstar comedian realizes her illness might be fertile ground for a new special.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 29 May 2026
  • Try to plant it in fertile humus or neutral soils near water sources, and cut your plants back to ground level after first frost.
    Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 27 May 2026
Verb
  • This documentary follows the recording during a six-day period in 2025 and, augmented by Bareilles’ trademark openness, expounds on the personal hardships and grief the songstress/actress endured the past several years.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 3 June 2026
  • The Adidas campaign star wore a brown halter gown by the American designer with a plunging neckline that landed at Mendes’ waist, augmented by a gold hardware embellishment.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 2 June 2026
Adjective
  • German workers, among the most productive and well-paid in the world, have 50% representation in corporate boardrooms by law, giving German workers equal access to decisions affecting their lives.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2026
  • Every developer is seemingly obsessed with their ability to run agents like OpenClaw or Hermes Agent in the background to become much more productive.
    Katie Tarasov,Kif Leswing, CNBC, 2 June 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
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Also, the second-quarter revenue growth outlook of more than 30% reinforced Ikeda’s confidence in DDOG’s potential to generate further acceleration in its growth.
    TipRanks.com Staff, CNBC, 31 May 2026
  • Humility has to be understood, developed, measured, and reinforced as part of the system of leadership.
    Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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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“Fertilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fertilized. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.

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