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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
  • Reservoirs supplying Tehran and other urban centers have dropped to critically low levels, while agricultural production in the nation’s most fertile regions is collapsing, threatening food security and rural livelihoods.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Seth Grahame-Smith Rated PG-13, 1 hour 52 minutes The legacy characters are augmented by a new, younger trio of magicians, apparently brought on to continue the series if the original actors’ paycheck demands become too onerous.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Japanese maple trees can also be planted in a container filled with a quality potting mix augmented with compost and sharp sand.
    Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 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
  • Jon Heyman of the New York Post recently projected Suárez would sign a massive five-year, $135 million deal in free agency this winter, which would almost certainly be too rich for the Phillies' liking.
    Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The pay package for Musk, already the world's richest person, consists of 12 tranches of shares to be granted if Tesla hits certain milestones over the next decade.
    Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2025
  • The defensive front reinforced by Phillips and Smith flummoxed Love on a penultimate drive with a series of stunts that frequently struck the quarterback.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Alongside his prolific career, Nakadai founded the Mumeijuku acting school in 1975, the alumni of which included Koji Yakusho, who won best actor in Cannes in 2023 for his performance in Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Brody and Joyce Choi will oversee the project at Imagine, the prolific banner that recently made Luca Guadagnino’s After the Hunt and Ron Howard’s Eden.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025

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“Fertilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fertilized. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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