PROLIFICACY Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

prolificacy

noun

Definition of prolificacy

as in fecundity

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Because of hijras’ ability to confer fecundity as devoted representatives of the mother goddess Bahuchara Mata, they are frequently invited to bless newborn boys and perform at their homes by dancing and singing.

— Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
But amidst said lots and open spaces are acres of marsh and flooded forests, and the Audubon Louisiana Nature Center stands apart as a place to interpret all this fecundity.

— Outside, Outside, 17 Feb. 2026

Definition of fecundity

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Lower-ticket maintenance items have held steadier in sales, which can help to prop up the top line, but the per-store productivity weakened even where top-line sales looked flat, Graff said.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
The productivity gains add up when AI systems can wrangle more than three-quarters of worker requests—with no human touch required.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of productivity

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Some argue that fertility care is simply basic healthcare and should be universally accessible.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
Considered by fertility doctors to be the most effective medical intervention — in which eggs are surgically removed and combined with sperm inside a lab to create embryos that are transferred to the uterus — IVF is also the most expensive.

— Sarah Elizabeth Richards, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of fertility

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By and large, though, the institution maintained bipartisan support as the guardian of America’s history, ingenuity and natural heritage, even as political polarization spread and culture wars raged.

— Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2026
The scope and ingenuity of scrying continually boggle the mind.

— Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of ingenuity

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