as in fertile
producing abundantly
the Franklin stove, bifocals, and the lightning rod are just a few of the inventions that we owe to the fecund creativity of Benjamin Franklin
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Recent Examples of fecund
From an assessment of Stipe’s fecund beard, the two moved on to the subject of ship captains and sea shanties.
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Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
24 Apr. 2026
Consider the broad expanse of what’s happening right now in tech that’s created a much more fecund world, one that has gone from novelty to big business.
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2026
There’s a five-star spa, a hotel restaurant bursting with fecund plants, and soft, warm lighting.
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Jocelyn Silver,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
Today, Lagos’s art scene feels more energetic and fecund than ever; the steady institutional development of auction houses and galleries has been instrumental.
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Toyo Odetunde,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Dec. 2025
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Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
24 Apr. 2026
Consider the broad expanse of what’s happening right now in tech that’s created a much more fecund world, one that has gone from novelty to big business.
—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2026
There’s a five-star spa, a hotel restaurant bursting with fecund plants, and soft, warm lighting.
—
Jocelyn Silver,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
Today, Lagos’s art scene feels more energetic and fecund than ever; the steady institutional development of auction houses and galleries has been instrumental.
—
Toyo Odetunde,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fecund
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Some of the new recruits were Marxist-Leninist organizers who saw the DSA’s growing membership as fertile ground.
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That’s how fertile the soccer talent is in Brazil, a country that has won the World Cup a record five times.
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Yelena is turning into a pretty prolific MCU character, introduced in Black Widow, having a memorable cameo in Hawkeye, leading her Thunderbolts movie, this cameo in Spider-Man and the big role in Doomsday.
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Flag football’s prolific growth has strengthened the sport at every amateur level from peewees to the Olympics and led to the NFL’s $32 million commitment for men’s and women’s professional flag leagues to debut next year.
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“Fecund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fecund. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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