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
His resume includes extensive and fruitful stints with major media outlets such as Golfweek and the Golf Channel.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
The most fruitful of those efforts has been keeping travel-sized toiletries on hand and organized in separate containers.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2025
The actress has recently had a fruitful run behind the camera — voicing the lead role in 2024 No. 1 box office champ Inside Out, producing Chelsea Peretti’s First Time Female Filmmaker and directing the Emmy-winning 2022 documentary Lucy and Desi.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2025
Still, the Super Bowl is viewed as extremely fruitful ground commercially.
—Eduardo Tansley, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
The most fruitful of those efforts has been keeping travel-sized toiletries on hand and organized in separate containers.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2025
The actress has recently had a fruitful run behind the camera — voicing the lead role in 2024 No. 1 box office champ Inside Out, producing Chelsea Peretti’s First Time Female Filmmaker and directing the Emmy-winning 2022 documentary Lucy and Desi.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2025
Still, the Super Bowl is viewed as extremely fruitful ground commercially.
—Eduardo Tansley, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fruitful
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And the professional basketball front office proves a fertile ground for comfortably low-stakes sitcom high jinks, particularly when a loose-cannon player (Chet Hanks) starts making a mess of the Waves' public image.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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These losses are exacerbated by factors such as high unemployment, economic recessions, soaring energy costs, and low human development indices, all of which create fertile ground for electricity theft.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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This uptick in market interest coincided with more efficient manufacturing practices and a growing interest in fashion after the boom of economic growth post-World War II.—
Brett F. Braley-Palko,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Domino’s has also developed its own supply chain to diversify revenues, manufacturing ingredients like dough with efficient, labor-reducing technology and selling them to its franchisees, who get the ingredients at a low cost.—
Mark Dent,
thehustle.co,
28 Feb. 2025
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In the last decade, women leadership and ownership of alcoholic beverage brands has witnessed prolific momentum.—
Jillian Dara,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Even if they were stuck on the tarmac, Spencer, a startlingly talented 16-year-old figure skater with a prolific social media presence, would have turned on his phone.—
Antonia Noori Farzan,
USA TODAY,
7 Mar. 2025
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Milk protein consists of about 80% casein and 20% whey proteins, both of which are effective for muscle building.14 Vitamins and Minerals Whole milk is a good source of calcium.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
28 Feb. 2025
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Veterans are often the military’s most effective recruiters — especially of their family members.—
Doug Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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Their roster is rich with talented young players, including a terrific goaltender in Lukas Dostal, and there are signs that Anaheim is starting to figure it out.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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The fruit is rich in vitamin C, potassium, magnesium, as well as antioxidants, and potassium.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 Mar. 2025
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Despite the heated back-and-forth, Ward said she wouldn't be opposed to returning to the podcast to discuss everything in a productive manner.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
Fox News,
26 Feb. 2025
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What’s left is a group of productive and overlooked players who seem to be peaking at the right time.—
Eric Wong,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Fruitful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fruitful. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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