inseminates

Definition of inseminatesnext
present tense third-person singular of inseminate
as in plants
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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  • That encounter plants a seed that bears bitter fruit in the 1988 chapter once teenage Noor (now played by Muhammad Abed Elrahman) finds himself in the middle of a protest that spirals out of control.
    Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
  • There’s a distinct aroma that follows Tacos Los Cholos whenever the growing restaurant chain plants roots, the scent of mesquite smoke and prime meats hitting the grill.
    Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 6 Jan. 2026
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  • The Upside Down is not a mirror dimension, but actually a wormhole/bridge to a separate dystopian world, The Abyss, which breeds all the Demogorgons and Demodogs.
    Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 29 Dec. 2025
  • But everything else about Kelli breeds skepticism.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Inseminates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inseminates. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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