as in sterile
not able to produce fruit or offspring
disappointed to discover that the mare was unfruitful
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Recent Examples of unfruitful
Saturn won’t waste your time with unfruitful adventures.
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Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2024
But the meeting proved unfruitful, with the Syrians not providing any proof-of-life information and making demands that U.S. officials deemed unreasonable.
—CBS News, 18 May 2024
Inside Alana 'Honey Boo Boo' Thompson's Emotional Graduation amid Sister's Cancer Journey, Fears for Her Future
The trip turned out to be unfruitful when Dralin was instructed to call the courthouse and the duo arrived back home to see an annoyed Alana waiting for them in the driveway.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024
When people think about networking events, a vision of large, crowded and unfruitful gatherings often comes to mind.
—Alina Dizik, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2023
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Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2024
But the meeting proved unfruitful, with the Syrians not providing any proof-of-life information and making demands that U.S. officials deemed unreasonable.
—CBS News, 18 May 2024
Inside Alana 'Honey Boo Boo' Thompson's Emotional Graduation amid Sister's Cancer Journey, Fears for Her Future
The trip turned out to be unfruitful when Dralin was instructed to call the courthouse and the duo arrived back home to see an annoyed Alana waiting for them in the driveway.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024
When people think about networking events, a vision of large, crowded and unfruitful gatherings often comes to mind.
—Alina Dizik, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfruitful
Adjective
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One current method used for mosquito control is called the sterile insect technique, which works by releasing many sterile males to mate with females, who tend to mate with only one partner.Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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These tests require you to pee into a sterile cup so your healthcare provider can check for protein and waste products in your urine.Lindsay Curtis, Health, 19 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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The result is a barren playa, wide swaths of sand and earth.Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 28 Oct. 2024
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In his latest novel, Annihilation, his protagonists wander through that barren world, disoriented, looking vainly for an exit.Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
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But most of those conversations have been fruitless in the early weeks of the network’s introduction to the market.Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2024
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Previous efforts by the brothers and their attorneys to cut short their incarceration have been fruitless, but a new writ of habeas corpus citing new evidence is being considered by Dist.Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Unfruitful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfruitful. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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