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as in sterile
not able to produce fruit or offspring
an infertile cow is of limited use to a farmer
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as in barren
producing inferior or only a small amount of vegetation
only parched, infertile fields remained after months of drought
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Recent Examples of infertile
The program left more than 250,000 Andean women infertile.
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Stephanie McNulty & Sarah Chartock / Made By History, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
There are approximately 13 million infertile women in the US, but only about 600,000 (5%) have access to IVF care.
—Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
From ancient Greece to medieval Europe, infertile men enlisted lovers for their wives in order to continue their lineage.
—Brooke Scelza, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2024
This is true even if you’ve been previously diagnosed as infertile (unless your doctor tells you otherwise).
—Rachel Gurevich, Parents, 25 July 2024
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Stephanie McNulty & Sarah Chartock / Made By History, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
There are approximately 13 million infertile women in the US, but only about 600,000 (5%) have access to IVF care.
—Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
From ancient Greece to medieval Europe, infertile men enlisted lovers for their wives in order to continue their lineage.
—Brooke Scelza, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2024
This is true even if you’ve been previously diagnosed as infertile (unless your doctor tells you otherwise).
—Rachel Gurevich, Parents, 25 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for infertile
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infertile
Adjective
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Because isn’t that what effectively happens to an innie who will never again awaken in a sterile elevator?—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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Harm reduction reduces the risks associated with drug use, including overdose and the spread of infectious diseases, by providing free syringe service programs, overdose prevention sites, fentanyl tests, naloxone kits and training and sterile injection or smoking equipment.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA TODAY,
13 Jan. 2025
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The Anatolian mountains, where Ali tends to a barren garden, provide a sinister backdrop from which anything, not just a vagabond dropped as if from the sky, can suddenly appear.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
25 Jan. 2025
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The streets are barren, save for occasional officials’ vehicles.—
Katie Kilkenny,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Jan. 2025
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For the scenes that take place in the Human World, the crew is going to shoot in a desolate part of Iceland.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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What's more, the plane was completely encircled by massive screens that projected high-resolution videos of desolate Alaskan wilderness.—
Marco della Cava,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
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Guatemala, a small, impoverished nation scarred by a brutal civil war, has a substantial undocumented population in the United States.—
Daniele Volpe,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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The workshop's initial mission was to provide a trade for widows and other impoverished Palestinian women.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
18 Jan. 2025
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The Texans’ offensive line was mostly poor this season, unable to consistently protect Stroud.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Understand that poor sleep hygiene can negatively impact the quantity and quality of sleep.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Infertile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infertile. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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