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
In order to save yourself a frustrating, unfruitful trip to the DMV, double check all of your necessary documentation before going to the office.
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Reece Rogers, WIRED, 3 July 2024
Saturn won’t waste your time with unfruitful adventures.
—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
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Reece Rogers, WIRED, 3 July 2024
Saturn won’t waste your time with unfruitful adventures.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfruitful
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
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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But his effort quickly proved fruitless and ill-advised: the entire neighborhood was rushing to evacuate around him.—
Robin Pogrebin,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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Unlike Sisyphus, though, Ben’s work wasn’t fruitless.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
3 Dec. 2024
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“Unfruitful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfruitful. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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