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Recent Examples of fertilized
Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
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
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
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Adjective
According to the Mayo Clinic, an ectopic pregnancy occurs when a fertilized egg implants outside of the uterus, oftentimes growing in a fallopian tube instead.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fertilized
Adjective
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This drug trafficking, according to the indictment, enriched Maduro, his family and members of Venezuela's political and military elite.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Jan. 2026
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Delicate, enriched breads like brioche or challah will dry out quickly, and crusty breads like sourdough, baguettes, and bagels can lose their crisp exteriors and become tough.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
3 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Seasonal ingredients powering the mercifully compact tasting menu are sourced from local farmers or foraged from the volcano’s fertile slopes (grapes, saffron, mushrooms).—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Jan. 2026
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Farming ran deep in Dee’s family, who had worked the fertile land of southeastern Michigan since 1831, raising dairy cattle and growing wheat, corn and soy.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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For me, folklore started right back at school, when our junior headmaster used to sit and tell us tall colorful tales, oral Cumbrian legends and ghost stories, which could be augmented and added to in the telling.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Set on Tau Ceti IV after the events of the original games (last seen 30 years ago), the online extraction shooter tasks players with retrieving valuable artifacts, data, and resources from a lost colony as Runners, augmented humans with cybernetic bodies.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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While Rodgers had a relatively productive first season with the Steelers, the 42-year-old quarterback is undoubtedly much closer to the sunset of his storied career than the onset.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Extending the life of an octogenarian does not have the same social impact as saving a young person in the prime of life or a child with decades of productive years ahead.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The indoor pool is purified with ozone.—
Lydia Bell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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In the final step of the process, the paste is thawed and purified into a liquid at a high temperature.—
Alice Park,
Time,
5 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Layer warm materials and textures to make spaces feel richer and less stark.—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
8 Jan. 2026
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Trump has repeatedly touted Venezuela’s rich oil supply as among the motivations for the January 2 military assault on the country and the capture of its leader, Nicolás Maduro, who has since been charged with drug trafficking and weapons possession.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The experience also reinforced Madsen’s belief in the power of social media.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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This, in turn, reinforced Webster’s own initial claim about his fight with the MPD cop—that Rathbun had provoked the encounter by striking him in the head, then lied about it to counter Webster’s righteous assertion of self-defense, resulting in his wrongful conviction.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Neither player is a prolific shot-maker from long range, but Green’s dwindling speed advantage is further lessened when he is guarded by power forwards rather than centers on dribble handoffs.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Rob Reiner was a prolific director whose work included some of the most memorable and endlessly watchable movies of the 1980s and ’90s.—
Andrew Dalton,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Fertilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fertilized. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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