inoculated

past tense of inoculate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of inoculated Many in the room had been a part of defensive changes midseason, particularly the younger players, those who might be inoculated to such change after going through the topsy-turvy mess that is college football in today’s world. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2026 About 100,000 people in the United States are inoculated with the rabies vaccine each year after being exposed, the CDC said. — The Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026 The raccoon bites into it and becomes inoculated within their oral cavity. — Ashley Paul, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 When we are inoculated against a disease, we are exposed to a small, harmless dose of something dangerous. — Rebecca Stafford, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026 Watching that process has inoculated me against my misanthropy. — Literary Hub, 21 July 2026 It has been inoculated by a parasitic braconid wasp that laid its eggs underneath the skin of the hornworm. — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 19 June 2026 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. — ArsTechnica, 29 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inoculated
Verb
  • Yet the film has established that the MacNeil home is suffused with evil.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The bar serves up a lighter menu of small bites, like tempura black cod with ginger-sesame dipping sauce and succulent local halibut suffused with cilantro and basil.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The shop also carries beer, seasonal wines and adult-only slushies with a rotating flavor each week like Rosemary’s Baby, a mix of grapefruit vodka, maple syrup infused with rosemary and a little bit of lemon for balance.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The formula is designed to deliver dramatic volume and length in just one coat, and it’s infused with hydrolyzed collagen, biotin, and peptides to strengthen the lashes.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The Nobody Wants This team filmed this season’s penultimate episode last, which Simons said imbued the entire endeavor with a sense of pressure.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2026
  • In this way, the replicas are imbued with the modern events tied to their materials.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

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“Inoculated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inoculated. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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