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as in sterile
not able to produce fruit or offspring
an infertile cow is of limited use to a farmer
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as in barren
producing inferior or only a small amount of vegetation
only parched, infertile fields remained after months of drought
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Recent Examples of infertile
Studies suggest that around 10% of infertile men have a history of an undescended testicle.
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Matthew Wosnitzer, Verywell Health, 5 Jan. 2025
For instance, 1 in 10 people who experience pelvic inflammatory disease become infertile.
—Wendy Wisner, Health, 11 Dec. 2024
In the course of tens of millions of years, the island’s infertile soils came to nurture a flora unlike any other in the world.
—Ben Crair, The New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2024
When this complex was disrupted, male zebrafish and mice became infertile.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 18 Oct. 2024
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Matthew Wosnitzer, Verywell Health, 5 Jan. 2025
For instance, 1 in 10 people who experience pelvic inflammatory disease become infertile.
—Wendy Wisner, Health, 11 Dec. 2024
In the course of tens of millions of years, the island’s infertile soils came to nurture a flora unlike any other in the world.
—Ben Crair, The New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2024
When this complex was disrupted, male zebrafish and mice became infertile.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infertile
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With two treatments, the capybaras should be sterile for at least a few months.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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The lower levels of the parking garage are sterile and lifeless — a liminal space of flickering lights and zero cars.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2025
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So, why would an elite striker commit to two potentially barren years?—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The project’s fertilizer by-product will support farmers and transform barren land into fertile farmland, according to Prasad.—
Ian Sayson,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The Memphis rapper began the show with dramatics, rising on a giant platform with her back to the audience as a screen behind her projected the image of a desolate street.—
John Lonsdale,
Rolling Stone,
12 Apr. 2025
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The food and atmosphere had people from across the city willing to venture to a desolate stretch of Bushwick.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Criminal justice scholars say that when scores based on immutable facts are weighted so heavily in parole decisions, prisoners from impoverished, racially segregated communities are more likely to be hurt.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
10 Apr. 2025
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The once-vacant lot across the street from her childhood playground on Washington Avenue is now home to Wilcox Academy, an early learning center that represents a powerful investment in a historically impoverished community.—
Raymond Pierce,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Then someone pointed a finger at a surprising culprit: the soldiers’ poor health.—
Maxim Sytch,
Harvard Business Review,
18 Apr. 2025
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Some parents worry that Alexa's high tolerance for rudeness instills poor behavior in their kids, according to Quartz.—
Emily Forlini,
PC Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Infertile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infertile. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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