inseminating

verb

present participle of inseminate
as in breeding
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 inseminating In 1992, Cecil Jacobson was convicted of 52 counts of fraud and perjury for inseminating his patients with his own sperm and was sent to prison. — Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inseminating
  1. breeding
  2. planting
  3. implanting
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  • As of 2000, the species had established a self-sustaining breeding population in the South Florida ecosystem.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 11 July 2026
  • For years, the only factory breeding sterile flies in the Western Hemisphere was in Panama, but the USDA invested $21 million to convert a site in southern Mexico from breeding fruit flies to recently start breeding screwworm flies.
    — John Hanna, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
Definition of breeding
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  • The weekend of July 25, the cannabis area is honoring Home Grow Weekend, which will feature live demonstrations and panels on planting and cultivating cannabis plants at home.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 19 July 2026
  • Keep these guidelines in mind when planting along your driveway or fence as well.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 July 2026
Definition of planting
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  • The two-part procedure involves implanting thin electrodes into precise areas of the brain linked to Tourette symptoms, then connecting them under the skin to a pulse generator near the collarbone.
    — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • The surgical procedure involves implanting a complex, electrical device that allows deaf children and adults to hear.
    — James G. Naples, Fortune, 27 June 2026
Definition of implanting

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