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Recent Examples of infertile The remaining are infertile worker bees. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 Studies suggest that around 10% of infertile men have a history of an undescended testicle. Matthew Wosnitzer, Verywell Health, 5 Jan. 2025 For instance, 1 in 10 people who experience pelvic inflammatory disease become infertile. Wendy Wisner, Health, 11 Dec. 2024 In the course of tens of millions of years, the island’s infertile soils came to nurture a flora unlike any other in the world. Ben Crair, The New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for infertile
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Adjective
  • With two treatments, the capybaras should be sterile for at least a few months.
    Michael Nied, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The lower levels of the parking garage are sterile and lifeless — a liminal space of flickering lights and zero cars.
    Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • So, why would an elite striker commit to two potentially barren years?
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The list includes mostly barren Antarctic islands with no imports or exports. 0:51 President Donald Trump's sweeping new set of tariffs impact friend and foe alike, but also on the list are uninhabited islands while some glaring omissions include Russia and Iran.
    Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The Memphis rapper began the show with dramatics, rising on a giant platform with her back to the audience as a screen behind her projected the image of a desolate street.
    John Lonsdale, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2025
  • The food and atmosphere had people from across the city willing to venture to a desolate stretch of Bushwick.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Pope Francis was the first pope to take the name of St. Francis of Assisi, well-known for his call for engagement with the impoverished, love of creation and the Church.
    Gabriele Regalbuto, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
  • The dedication to care for impoverished women and children continues to influence the culture and values of Mercy today.
    Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Consumer spending softened, increasing 1.8%, down from a 4% rise in the fourth quarter, but a decent performance in light of stock market turmoil and poor weather early in the quarter.
    Paul Davidson, USA Today, 1 May 2025
  • These factors could contribute material risk to Nike’s earnings and put the company in a poor position to manage near-term headwinds.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025

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“Infertile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infertile. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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