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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infertile
Adjective
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Given this political trend, Sanders has made a terrific-looking but sterile movie.—
Armond White,
National Review,
26 Feb. 2025
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Surrounded by a blank white glare, Amato would open sterile metal tubes to capture the mist.—
Carl Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Feb. 2025
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In her first Cowboy Carter teaser during the 2024 Super Bowl, Bey is seen driving a taxi through a barren landscape.—
Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
19 Feb. 2025
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Is there something about the needy Anja and her ragged child that the barren Isabell responds to?—
Alissa Simon,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2025
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In video after video, young people complained about missing their high school graduations and senior proms, of the desolate college campuses that welcomed them and the increasingly precarious economy that waited for them on the other side.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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The work follows two soldiers from opposing nations who are stationed at a shared barrack on a desolate border.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2025
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Numerous aid workers in northern Thailand described widespread panic and confusion following the sudden suspension of aid, especially among those whose work provides life-saving services to some of the world’s most vulnerable and impoverished people on both sides of the border.—
Ivan Watson,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, the sight of an unelected billionaire dismantling an agency that was set up to help the impoverished is already undermining faith in U.S. democracy.—
John Cassidy,
The New Yorker,
8 Feb. 2025
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Cosgrove, a rookie revelation in 2023, is looking to bounce back after a poor 2024 season.—
Dennis Lin,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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But shortly after its release, AT&T dropped the device’s price down to just $0.99 in what was an unmistakable sign of poor sales – and perhaps an indication that consumers didn’t want more Facebook on their phone other than in its app.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Infertile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infertile. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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