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Recent Examples of impregnated
Erin Qualey, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026
Dolores Huerta, 95, who co-founded the United Farm Workers with Chavez, told the newspaper she was raped and impregnated twice by Chavez.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026
Apollo Records ambient-house longplayer impregnated with weed smoke, working simultaneously from the intractable computer logic of vintage IDM and the loose rules of a jam session.
—Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 30 Mar. 2026
The cliffhanger of the previous season, which saw Lister impregnated by his female self from an alternate universe, is dismissed with a pre-episode text crawl parodying Star Wars, which irreverently moved way too fast to read.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Sgualdo’s feature debut tells the story of 15-year-old Emma, who’s impregnated after being raped.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 8 Mar. 2026
We can be impregnated against our will.
—Paisley Currah, The New York Review of Books, 18 Dec. 2025
That might still be enough, however, to give her the edge over June’s oldest daughter Helen (Toni Collette), a flighty new age breathing instructor who lives abroad and was recently impregnated by a random Greek stranger who knocks people up for fun and money.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2025
However, this theory was later debunked when Edgar Patino, a married man who had impregnated Touma, was found to be her murderer, according to authorities.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
Now, as a parent to two small children myself, Margo’s choice stirred up a lot of feelings for me, especially because this exact narrative — a young, twenty-something woman decides to keep her baby after getting impregnated by a married professor — is also playing out on HBO’s Rooster.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026
Dolores Huerta, 95, who co-founded the United Farm Workers with Chavez, told the newspaper she was raped and impregnated twice by Chavez.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026
Apollo Records ambient-house longplayer impregnated with weed smoke, working simultaneously from the intractable computer logic of vintage IDM and the loose rules of a jam session.
—Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 30 Mar. 2026
The cliffhanger of the previous season, which saw Lister impregnated by his female self from an alternate universe, is dismissed with a pre-episode text crawl parodying Star Wars, which irreverently moved way too fast to read.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Sgualdo’s feature debut tells the story of 15-year-old Emma, who’s impregnated after being raped.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 8 Mar. 2026
We can be impregnated against our will.
—Paisley Currah, The New York Review of Books, 18 Dec. 2025
That might still be enough, however, to give her the edge over June’s oldest daughter Helen (Toni Collette), a flighty new age breathing instructor who lives abroad and was recently impregnated by a random Greek stranger who knocks people up for fun and money.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2025
However, this theory was later debunked when Edgar Patino, a married man who had impregnated Touma, was found to be her murderer, according to authorities.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impregnated
Verb
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But that would lead to long lines of impatient and, let’s face it, rather demanding party guests snaking around the hotel (and potentially getting soaked, in Saturday’s dreadful weather).—
Shane Harris,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Between damp docks, muddy trails, and the occasional drizzle, they were quickly soaked and scuffed.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Sisters Ellie, Lily and Powell Balkcom delivered a powerfully brooding, almost hauntingly beautiful cover of a cover that has come to serve as a cornerstone of their emerging neo-traditional sound.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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This week, Olivia Rodrigo falls head over heels in a dreamy synth-pop track, Tom Waits returns to music with a brooding, political Massive Attack collaboration, and Tyla and Zara Larsson team up for a sultry pop girl jam.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The market for such a product is saturated.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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Prana is a portal to a culture and region that hasn’t yet been saturated with tourists and spending time with the local people in their homes, taking tea and collecting honey, is rewarding and memorable.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Sandra Birchmore was 23 and pregnant in 2021 when she was allegedly murdered by her married cop boyfriend, Matthew Farwell.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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Seth’s girlfriend is pregnant, and the couple’s baby girl is due May 6, James said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In the time he was gone, his daughter nearly drowned and his son swallowed an unknown amount of pool water while trying to get her out of the water, paramedics told police in the arrest report.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
21 Apr. 2026
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Police are investigating the death of a woman who drowned while competing in the Ironman Texas triathlon.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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George Frey | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cost was a deciding factor for Amy Sawyer-Williams, who works at a theater company in Raleigh, North Carolina, and has gestational diabetes.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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For example, a number of pregnancy complications, like preeclampsia, gestational diabetes and miscarriages, put women at higher lifetime risk of heart disease.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Great on their own, over yogurt, or better yet, macerated and served over ice cream, in cakes and as the star of the strawberry shortcake, strawberries are completely craveable.—
Stacey Lastoe,
Southern Living,
20 Apr. 2026
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Serve with the strawberry coulis and macerated strawberries for a full-on strawberry celebration — because there is no such thing as too many strawberries in spring.—
Amisha Gurbani,
San Francisco Chronicle,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In the United Kingdom, there is a midwife assigned to every childbearing individual, regardless of the risk status of the pregnancy.—
DeAnna Taylor,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Many of them were young women, either pregnant or of childbearing age, when the bombs fell and have lived much of their lives under a heavy shadow of fear and stigma.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Impregnated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impregnated. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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