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as in sterile
not able to produce fruit or offspring
an infertile cow is of limited use to a farmer
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as in barren
producing inferior or only a small amount of vegetation
only parched, infertile fields remained after months of drought
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Recent Examples of infertile
Historical and literary sources document infertile men knowingly encouraging their wives to take lovers to ensure offspring, for example.
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Byandrew Curry, science.org, 6 Mar. 2025
After these infernos, invasive grasses often took over in hardened, infertile soils.
—Pamela McElwee, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2025
One in six people globally are infertile, however fertility treatments—including IVF—remain underfunded and inaccessible thanks largely to high costs and time-consuming treatment.
—Pamela Jew, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The move would be to the island's infertile interior, which was left uninhabitable due to extensive phosphate mining from the 1900s onwards, which was exported for fertilizer for about 100 years.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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Byandrew Curry, science.org, 6 Mar. 2025
After these infernos, invasive grasses often took over in hardened, infertile soils.
—Pamela McElwee, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2025
One in six people globally are infertile, however fertility treatments—including IVF—remain underfunded and inaccessible thanks largely to high costs and time-consuming treatment.
—Pamela Jew, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The move would be to the island's infertile interior, which was left uninhabitable due to extensive phosphate mining from the 1900s onwards, which was exported for fertilizer for about 100 years.
—Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infertile
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Between 1962 and 1975, the U.S. and Mexico bred and released more than 94 billion sterile flies to eradicate the pest, according to the USDA.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2025
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There will also be more space for the hospital's pharmacy, lab, sterile processing department and administrative and educational areas.—
Victoria Moorwood,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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The jetliner heading to Nairobi lost control shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport and nose-dived into a barren patch of land.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
13 July 2025
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Bandits, raiders, and more monsters crawl the barren landscape.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
11 July 2025
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Griffith also describes in vivid detail the desolate Hopi landscape and the villages atop the three mesas.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
13 July 2025
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Despite its desolate appearance, Bouvet is surprisingly rich in bird life.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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Many are located in impoverished barrios dominated by criminals — who are now demanding a cut of their tuition fees.—
John Otis,
NPR,
7 July 2025
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The ignorant need cultural immersion at the American Museum of the Cuban Diaspora, which tells the story of those who fled the Cuban island that went from a free, prosperous republic to an oppressive, impoverished dictatorship within a single generation.—
Luka Ladan,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2025
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Some other discounts may seem impressive on the surface, but have consistently poor ratings or only a few sizes in stock.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
11 July 2025
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In Miami’s poorer communities, such as Allapattah and Liberty City, a helicopter inspection suggested extensive roof damage to homes, businesses and churches.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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“Infertile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infertile. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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