1
as in fertile
producing abundantly
a very fruitful tree that gives us plenty of apples every year
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2
as in efficient
producing or capable of producing a desired result
I hope your efforts to find that missing package are fruitful
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Recent Examples of fruitful
But holding onto all its young assets could prove fruitful for the Heat if the whale search ends with Antetokounmpo or another in-his-prime star this summer.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Having heard of the fruitful researches carried on by you last year on the hitherto little understood properties of water surfaces.
—Mariel Carr, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
That improbable meeting was the beginning of a long and fruitful collaboration between Brassard and his new acquaintance, a physicist named Charles Bennett.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
Yet Blind recovered from that and enjoyed more fruitful years at Ajax.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2026
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Having heard of the fruitful researches carried on by you last year on the hitherto little understood properties of water surfaces.
—Mariel Carr, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
That improbable meeting was the beginning of a long and fruitful collaboration between Brassard and his new acquaintance, a physicist named Charles Bennett.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
Yet Blind recovered from that and enjoyed more fruitful years at Ajax.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fruitful
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This hybridization resulted in Bradford producing fertile fruit through cross-pollination from other cultivars.—
Campbell Vaughn,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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The rolling hills near Nebo, Illinois, contain more than 1,200 acres of fertile mushroom ground.—
Midwest Living,
Midwest Living,
3 Apr. 2026
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An efficient Cabrera issued only one walk and quickly erased the lone hit — a Nolan Schanuel one-out single in the fourth — with a double play from the next hitter.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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The style is refreshingly informal yet efficient, ensuring guests feel warm-and-fuzzy cared-for, without being overfussed.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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But its influence was clear when the Chinese state, the most prolific builder of urban infrastructure in modern history, twice turned Yu’s arguments into policy.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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One of the world's most prolific serial killers, Bundy confessed to murdering at least 30 women and young girls between 1974 and 1978, and investigators suspect that there may be many more victims, as the extent of his crimes (which also included rape and kidnapping) isn't fully known.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
4 Apr. 2026
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Gabapentin has proved effective at helping some mastectomy patients with stubborn pain, while others have responded to electrodes implanted in their spinal column, according to the Baylor study, published in 2024.—
Brett Kelman,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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While these methods remain effective, excessive tilling can break down soil aggregates into smaller particles, reducing soil health and increasing erosion risk.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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Surprisingly, there are a few dresses worn by society figures of a bygone age when Denver was an up-and-coming metropolis, made rich by mining and the westward expansion of American culture.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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Eventually, rich and liberal Harvard joined the cost-cutting trend.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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But the teams entered the second half tied at 54-54, after nine lead changes and 10 ties, thanks largely to Boston’s effective offensive rebounding (11-3 in second-chance points) and productive scoring by Garza and Pritchard (13 first-half points apiece).—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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The pressure is increasingly on AI developers to create systems that can turn these machines into productive workers rather than technological showcases.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Fruitful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fruitful. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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