impregnating

present participle of impregnate

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Recent Examples of impregnating With his free time, he is typically found impregnating other time traveler Geillis Duncan or hitting on Claire. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
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Verb
  • Each villa has a magnificent plunge pool, a soaking tub, and an open-air living area that seamlessly merges with the outdoors.
    Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Working 1 banana bread slice at a time, dip into egg mixture, soaking about 5 seconds on each side.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • English advises saturating natural hair mats with Designme’s leave-in treatment, then applying their rich hydrating mask before detangling (first pass with your fingers, then with a wide-tooth comb) from the ends to the roots.
    Grace McCarty, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The autopsy report also noted drowning, coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine — a drug used to treat opioid use disorder — as contributing to his death at the age of 54.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Avoid drowning leaders in dashboards — insight without relevance is just noise.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Unless your stain’s instruction label specifies otherwise, applying several thin coats of stain rather than drenching the surface with stain will yield the best absorption and most even finish.
    Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Daylight floods in through floor-to-ceiling windows, drenching the space in brightness and making everything—from the custom bookshelf door to the bathroom to the privacy divider—feel sculptural.
    Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 9 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • As in his previous films, a clanking, rattling soundscape constructed entirely in post is an artisanal marvel, immersing viewers both in the perilous metallic din of a maybe-sinking ship, and the comforting artifice of analog movie-making.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
  • While each room features gas fireplaces and floor-to-ceiling windows—perfect for immersing yourself in the dense pine forest and Sierra Nevada mountain views—there’s plenty to keep you occupied on the grounds as well.
    Christina Pérez, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2025

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“Impregnating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impregnating. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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