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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  • As of April the Four Seasons Hotels and Residences has officially planted its flag in Cartagena, and its debut is a beaut.
    Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026
  • Beasley, ever the showman, actually planted a kiss on KU forward Carlton Bragg’s cheek as the Cats enjoyed every moment of Tuesday’s rout.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
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  • The animal, fizzing with the inexhaustible energy of a creature bred for hauling chockablock toboggans, was confined to a tiny pen, a mere twenty feet square, behind the neighbor’s trailer.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
  • One of the wolves also showed unusually low genetic diversity, something often associated with small, isolated populations or animals that may have been selectively bred.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
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  • In Robocop, a giant tech conglomerate convinces the city to place a powerful robot on its police force – a robot implanted with the consciousness of a beloved, fallen officer.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 July 2026
  • For instance, non-invasive EEG systems generally capture weaker and noisier signals than implanted brain devices, making accuracy and reliability critical hurdles.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026

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“Inseminated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inseminated. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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