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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  • The famed Tondré Vineyard, planted by the late Tondré Allarid in a former broccoli field, was also the source of a fabulous 2022 JMC Cellars Reserve Pinot Noir, paired with a wild mushroom and goat cheese crostini.
    Laura Ness, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Five women in green uniforms and rain boots dug up weeds and planted new vegetables as Malonga talked about the soil, the project’s foundation.
    Alicia Erickson, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026
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  • Even the same people who bred Flaco for captivity stumble through answers about why keeping wild animals in confinement is, somehow, the right choice for them.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 30 July 2026
  • Chief was bred and adopted in North Carolina, but was later found at a shelter.
    Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 30 July 2026
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  • But the team is still several steps short of a device that could be implanted in an eye or even work in actual night-vision glasses.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
  • At home in Novato, Vantrease lifts his shirt to show where a catheter was surgically implanted to drain uncomfortable fluid buildup in his abdomen.
    Laurie Udesky, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026

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“Inseminated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inseminated. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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