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verb

past tense of fertilize

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Recent Examples of fertilized
Adjective
Be sure to water the seeded, fertilized and top-dressed areas well and keep the seeds moist with daily watering. Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2024 The comparison is apt because the youngest cells in a fertilized egg can, indeed, become multitudes — both in terms of numbers and types. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024 An ectopic pregnancy occurs when a fertilized egg implants into tissue outside of the uterus. Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024 Some forms of contraception, including certain types of intrauterine devices and emergency contraception, may prevent pregnancy after fertilization by blocking a fertilized egg from implanting in the uterus. Caleb McCullough, Detroit Free Press, 14 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fertilized 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fertilized
Verb
  • The United Nations nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, has warned that Iran has enriched uranium to 60 percent.
    Brad Dress, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Uranium enriched to 60 percent could theoretically be used for a nuclear weapon, albeit an inefficient one by most standards.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • From the Heartland Brand: John Deere Now available on YouTube In 2014, a devastating flood swept over the small town of Luverne, Minnesota, destroying public infrastructure, personal property, and some of the most fertile farmland in the country.
    Forbes, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
  • As that ocean vanished, its creatures perished, their fossil bones forming the fertile, chalky soils of the South.
    Caroline Winterer / Made by History, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Charania said that the Heat has had some productive conversations on a potential trade this week.
    Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Identify at least one productive coping mechanism for your stress.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Kinship and hierarchy were replaced or augmented by coöperative relationships that individuals entered into voluntarily—covenants, promises, and the economically essential contracts.
    Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The ample cabinet space in the kitchen is augmented by a large pantry.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 22 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Larry Ellison, also one of the world’s richest men, is facing regulatory hurdles with the Paramount-Skydance merger that would see his son, Skydance CEO David Ellison, running the combined media assets.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Eating purple foods rich in anthocyanins may help support gut health, ease inflammation, and reduce oxidative stress (cell damage).1 1.
    Johna Burdeos, Health, 23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The team who put the series together comprises several of those who brought ‘The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window’ to the big screen in 2013 including prolific European TV drama producer Patrick Nebout and Whiskey on the Rocks screenwriter and exec producer Henrik Jansson-Schweizer.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2025
  • The lyrics were part of the personal trove of the prolific rock ‘n’ roll journalist Al Aronowitz, who cut his own trail through the 1960s as chronicler and confidant of the era’s artists and musicians, including Dylan.
    Ali Watkins, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • However, the company has since reinforced its long-term commitment to the country and made great efforts to restore its standing in the local market.
    Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
  • But the windows were replaced, reinforced and cleaned up.
    Mary Clare Jalonick, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • There was a couple in that car: a man in his early 20s and his pregnant girlfriend in the passenger seat, police told KPRC.
    Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Listen to this article A Northwest Side man facing a felony charge in connection with the shooting death of his pregnant girlfriend was released from custody Saturday but ordered to turn in any guns to Chicago police, according to court records.
    Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025

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“Fertilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fertilized. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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