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to wet thoroughly with liquid
impregnated the cloth with furniture polish
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Recent Examples of impregnated
Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
With her husband’s cooperation, a coven of Devil-worshipping ghouls occupy an Upper West Side apartment building and conspire to have a young woman Rosemary (Mia Farrow) raped and impregnated by Satan himself.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
While the cow is milking, she is impregnated.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
Isobel, River’s mother (played by Anna Wilson-Jones) was taken and impregnated by Harkness at Les Arbres.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Oct. 2024
The Democratic convention heard from Hadley Duvall, who at age 12 was raped and impregnated by her stepfather.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2024
Or in Kentucky, Hadley Duvall, a twelve year old child raped and impregnated by her stepfather.
—Stefan Becket, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
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Instead, the narrative focuses on Karoline (Vic Carmen Sonne), a factory worker in the wake of World War I who is impregnated by her rich boss and then discarded after his mother disapproves.
—Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
With her husband’s cooperation, a coven of Devil-worshipping ghouls occupy an Upper West Side apartment building and conspire to have a young woman Rosemary (Mia Farrow) raped and impregnated by Satan himself.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
While the cow is milking, she is impregnated.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024
Isobel, River’s mother (played by Anna Wilson-Jones) was taken and impregnated by Harkness at Les Arbres.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Oct. 2024
The Democratic convention heard from Hadley Duvall, who at age 12 was raped and impregnated by her stepfather.
—Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2024
Or in Kentucky, Hadley Duvall, a twelve year old child raped and impregnated by her stepfather.
—Stefan Becket, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impregnated
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His shirt was soaked, and his skin was hot.Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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The water that flooded into some tents in Deir al-Balah soaked everything inside, leaving blankets and carpets a tangled, dusty mess.Abeer Salman, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
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Jenna Ortega, who plays the titular role, launched the Netflix series into phenomenon-level popularity when its brooding first season premiered in 2022.Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
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The day of, NYU’s unofficial campus was flooded with more brooding brown-haired twinks than finals week as the Timothées descended on the park to hundreds of onlookers and dozens of journalists.Michael Savio, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
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But over 20 people died, among them four children and a pregnant woman.CBS News, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Can Cinnamon Contribute to Elevated Blood Lead Levels? Because of lead’s effects on development in early life, the greatest concern is for exposure in young children and pregnant women.Katarzyna Kordas, Discover Magazine, 7 Dec. 2024
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The idea of fiber optic drones was at risk of being drowned out.David Hambling, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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As the Dodgers officially welcomed their latest gazillionaire pitcher to a remodeling Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, the churning of the bulldozers in the infield was momentarily drowned out by the whining around the baseball world.Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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The great room, a warm womb drenched in buttery tones that Bacon reserves for sipping Sleepy Girl Mocktails in the evenings by candlelight, is a prime example of making this approach work in one’s favor.Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 6 Dec. 2024
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Leo [DiCaprio] comes in drenched.Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Impregnated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impregnated. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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