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 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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  • Some villagers sat in the shade of towering fig trees, while others planted yams or dug the soil with tree branches.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • There, golden bamboo is freshly planted, new curvilinear furniture is featured, high tea is served and Mount Fuji can be spied in the jaw-dropping panoramas on clear days.
    Carrie Bell, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
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  • But with sites outside Panama shut down for years, the USDA didn't think sterile flies were being bred fast enough.
    CBS News, CBS News, 8 June 2026
  • Keegan said that bred a healthy sibling rivalry.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 8 June 2026
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  • Around 3 million Americans are currently walking around with one implanted inside them.
    Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026
  • When the woman is ready to try and have children, even years later, the eggs can be thawed, fertilized and implanted in her uterus.
    Will Croxton, CBS News, 31 May 2026

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“Inseminated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inseminated. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

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