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impregnated

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verb

past tense of impregnate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of impregnated
Adjective
Autoclave technology takes pre-impregnated carbon-fiber shapes and then cures them under high pressure and temperature to deliver maximum structural rigidity and weight savings. — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 4 June 2026 Ahead of the premiere, Fisher and Wigfield sat down to discuss this season’s evolving dynamics, including the surprising bond between Anne (Kerri Kenney-Silver) and Ginny, the woman Anne’s late husband cheated on her with, impregnated, and ultimately, left her for. — Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026 Ask your vet about oral medications, impregnated collars, or topical treatments for pets. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
The girl was found in Mexico along with her father, 38-year-old Sergio Galvez Perez, who authorities allege abused and impregnated her. — Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 However, following reports that Jagger impregnated Brazilian model Luciana Morad, Hall went to file for divorce only to find out their nuptials were never legally binding. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026 My favorite titles reveal that the land of love can be treacherous terrain—migration, murder, parental illness, a stranger impregnated. — Literary Hub, 14 July 2026 Clothing impregnated with permethrin is another option. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 June 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impregnated
Adjective
  • Charles is dark and brooding, but proficient in manly pursuits.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Massive ceramic brakes on 20- and 21-inch wheels complete the overall sense that this car is a brooding, robotic beast.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • He too is wounded, lying on his side, his white shirt soaked with blood around his stomach.
    — Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Instead of cutting wood into layers or using toxic chemicals and heat, the researchers soaked solid wood in a mixture of Cyrene and water.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Ryan was more than eight months pregnant at the time, and Linton is also charged with killing her fetus.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Less than a year after her son’s birth, Dowling tried to get pregnant again, opting for the same add-ons as before—with no luck.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Using sine wave generators and pink lighting so saturated it essentially blots out all other color and shadow, Young and Zazeela created a space that’s somehow both static and full of life.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Mundorf’s description of a four-rack magnetic system — two large, two small, plus utensil caddy and paper towel holder — is a preview of how saturated that vertical panel is about to get.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Risks vary with gestational age, a patient's medical history, the procedure performed and the circumstances of the pregnancy.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The procedure is banned in 13 states while others either have certain gestational limits or no limits, according to the organization.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In all, the Dodgers drowned out that horrible tomahawk chop with some mighty hacks of their own, winning 3-1 while finally displaying some of the desperation that had been missing.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • According to the civil action, E’Mari disappeared below the water surface within a crowd and drowned in shallow water.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Egg freezing, formally called oocyte preservation, is one of the clearest ways to extend a woman’s childbearing years.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Each was individually macerated to determine specific extraction times.
    — Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Top each with 3 tablespoons lemon curd and 3/4 cup macerated blackberries.
    — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 12 July 2026

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“Impregnated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impregnated. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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