inoculated

past tense of inoculate

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Recent Examples of inoculated Inoculation involved taking pus from a pock of someone with a not-very-severe case of smallpox, making a cut in the arm of the person to be inoculated, and rubbing the pus into the cut. Diana Gitig, ArsTechnica, 30 May 2026 In 1796, English physician Edward Jenner successfully inoculated 8-year-old James Phipps against smallpox by using cowpox matter. Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026 Because of her travels, the new tourist is inoculated against anyone who might try to convince her to hate or look down on people who look different from her, who speak a language other than her own, who pray to a different god, or who happen to live on the other side of a border. CBS News, 1 May 2026 In 1796, English physician Edward Jenner successfully inoculated 8-year-old James Phipps against smallpox by using cowpox matter. ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026 Soil that was hauled in was inoculated with the same microbes and mycorrhizal fungi that thrive in the nearby hills. Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026 During the Revolutionary War, George Washington ordered troops to be inoculated against smallpox, which had ravaged the Continental Army and was scaring away recruits. Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 19 Mar. 2026 The first French cheese to receive Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status, it is aged in limestone caves and inoculated with Penicillum roqueforti, which imparts its distinctive taste. Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026 It has been inoculated by a parasitic braconid wasp that laid its eggs underneath the skin of the hornworm. Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inoculated
Verb
  • Good binoculars will reveal a score of stars in this little group, while long-exposure observatory photographs show about 1000 in the area — all suffused in great clouds and streamers of nebulous light.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 10 July 2026
  • Lyrically, these 10 songs are suffused with a bittersweet feeling of nostalgia for early adulthood, as heard on the album’s title track.
    Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • This filter-like foundation also has a blurring effect that’s hydrating and brightening, leaving my skin looking fresh and plump—which is thanks to the niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, and peptides infused into it.
    Essence Wiley, InStyle, 14 July 2026
  • An all–Native New Mexican leadership team infused the seasonal restaurant with ingredients all grown in the Rio Grande basin.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • So lead designer Heather Menegat imbued a ground-up Boulder, Colorado, farmhouse with ageless, rugged warmth.
    Genevieve Walker, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2026
  • The film appears to mark a departure from Impacciatore’s recent roles that are imbued in her goofy, exuberant persona.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 9 July 2026

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“Inoculated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inoculated. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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