as in sterile
not able to produce fruit or offspring
disappointed to discover that the mare was unfruitful
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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.
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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
The unfruitful year is in large part due to Georgia’s warming winters, with the first three months of 2023 being the hottest on record in the state.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 June 2023
For years thereafter the cops received hundreds of similarly unfruitful tips.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 23 Oct. 2022
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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
The unfruitful year is in large part due to Georgia’s warming winters, with the first three months of 2023 being the hottest on record in the state.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 June 2023
For years thereafter the cops received hundreds of similarly unfruitful tips.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 23 Oct. 2022
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“Unfruitful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfruitful. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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