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Recent Examples of impregnated
Mason Leath, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2025
According to the movie, closely adapted by Roman Polanski from a 1967 novel by Ira Levin, Guy has colluded with the neighbors to have Rosemary raped and impregnated by Satan.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
Kristi House, which is named for a girl impregnated by her stepfather who gave birth at the age of 10, has yet to hear the amount of its grant for 2025-26.
—Mimi Whitefield, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
In that four-year timeline, John had moved out several times and even impregnated a woman when he and Lorena were separated.
—Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
In Episode 7, audiences finally got to see the creature in action after Arthur (David Rysdahl) is impregnated by the specimen, paying homage to Kane’s (John Hurt) death on the Nostromo.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Shortly thereafter, Jenny and Olivia discover that they’ve both been impregnated by Connor, throwing a wrench in his and Olivia’s now-blossoming relationship.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
The $100,000 in damages could go in full to the pregnant person, the person who impregnated them, or certain close relatives.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
The fibers are aligned, impregnated, pulled into a heated die, and thermally set before being continuously pulled and cut to size.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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
According to the movie, closely adapted by Roman Polanski from a 1967 novel by Ira Levin, Guy has colluded with the neighbors to have Rosemary raped and impregnated by Satan.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
Kristi House, which is named for a girl impregnated by her stepfather who gave birth at the age of 10, has yet to hear the amount of its grant for 2025-26.
—Mimi Whitefield, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
In that four-year timeline, John had moved out several times and even impregnated a woman when he and Lorena were separated.
—Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
In Episode 7, audiences finally got to see the creature in action after Arthur (David Rysdahl) is impregnated by the specimen, paying homage to Kane’s (John Hurt) death on the Nostromo.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Shortly thereafter, Jenny and Olivia discover that they’ve both been impregnated by Connor, throwing a wrench in his and Olivia’s now-blossoming relationship.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
The $100,000 in damages could go in full to the pregnant person, the person who impregnated them, or certain close relatives.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
The fibers are aligned, impregnated, pulled into a heated die, and thermally set before being continuously pulled and cut to size.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 18 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impregnated
Verb
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Scorched and stained pots and pans almost always require scraping and scouring, and cast-iron skillets can rust when soaked.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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His fiction, neither notably blood-soaked nor mythologically freighted, also differs starkly from the work of Larry McMurtry and Cormac McCarthy, contemporaries who likewise were famously steeped in the West.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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At the center is Jinu, the brooding lead with a mysterious hold on both the protagonist Rumi and armies of fans.—
Brittany Talarico,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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With the excitement and delusion of Humbert Humbert imposing a purple-prose narrative on his pedophilic assumptions, Hank speaks of his former student like a James Dean figure — beautiful, brooding and quietly intelligent.—
Jourdain Searles,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But Majumdar has created a world that is recognizably continuous with our own—her characters scan social media and inhabit a culture saturated with real-time information; as a result, this statement feels curiously old-fashioned.—
Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2025
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Wrap the pot with a blanket, burlap, or bubble wrap to insulate it if temperatures will drop below 0ºF, and keep the soil moist but not saturated.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Many of my pregnant patients start feeling nauseous weeks before their first prenatal appointment is scheduled.—
NPR,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
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Pillow menus are becoming increasingly common, with options ranging from ultra-soft to extra-firm, hypoallergenic, and even body pillows for pregnant travelers.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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One villager has drowned in flash floods in the eastern province of Catanduanes, officials confirmed to the Associated Press, while another died in Catbalogan city in eastern Samar province after being pinned by debris from a collapsed home.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Even more poignant, however, is the Rosemary's Baby angle, where the innocence of childhood is drowned in blood and the notion that a young person reared in a loving environment should develop into a compassionate adult is perverted into unthinkable horror.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Prosecutors say the child’s gestational age was between eight and 10 weeks at the time of the killing.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Setareh notes that reproductive history is also key here and that women who experienced early menopause, gestational hypertension and preeclampsia should consider this test, too, because these conditions all increase their risk for heart disease.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The aromatic base of Macabeo grapes gets its color from unripe green walnuts, macerated with 150 botanicals before being aged in oak for six months.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
21 Oct. 2025
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There are croissants, bagels, fresh mint, and macerated cherries, suggesting the existence of a sleepover macerater hidden somewhere in Heather’s penthouse.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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 28 Nov. 2025.
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