inseminated

past tense of inseminate
as in planted
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set the notion that their monarch ruled by divine right had been inseminated in the people for countless generations

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Recent Examples of inseminated The series followed Jane Villanueva, played by Rodriguez, whose life is unexpectedly upended after she is accidentally artificially inseminated. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026 Another possibility is that their bodies simply don’t respond as well to IVF stimulation drugs—medications that push the ovaries to produce multiple mature eggs at once that are later inseminated to make embryos that can be transferred to the uterus in the hopes of establishing a pregnancy. — Sarah Elizabeth Richards, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2026
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  • At times, her face is planted against projections of a raging California fire.
    — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Each was designed to be planted and harvested under slightly different conditions.
    — Tamar Adler, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026
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  • John may have been on a training regimen to become the new Green Lantern, but Hal, in his own way, was bred for it too.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
  • As part of the documentary project, Blavin traveled to Ridglan Farms in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, a facility that bred beagles for biomedical research.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
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  • In the meantime, John's girlfriend Kim Sayers (Megan Ward) has started working for First Lady Jackie Kennedy, but is soon implanted by one of the Hive's spider-like Ganglions.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Intellectual strength isn’t transmitted by lecture or implanted with a diploma.
    — Dan Rockmore, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

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“Inseminated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inseminated. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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