as in to breed
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set
the notion that their monarch ruled by divine right had been inseminated in the people for countless generations
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Recent Examples of inseminate
In a heartbreaking statistic, captive elephant pregnancies (most artificially inseminated) have a 40 percent infant mortality rate.
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Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Throughout his career, Cline covertly inseminated dozens of patients with his sperm.
—Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2024
Cameras are inseminated into artificial snow, which is dropped by planes, and when the snow falls, there are eyes everywhere.
—Kara Swisher, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2025
In a heartbreaking statistic, captive elephant pregnancies (most artificially inseminated) have a 40 percent infant mortality rate.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Throughout his career, Cline covertly inseminated dozens of patients with his sperm.
—Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2024
Cameras are inseminated into artificial snow, which is dropped by planes, and when the snow falls, there are eyes everywhere.
—Kara Swisher, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2025
In a heartbreaking statistic, captive elephant pregnancies (most artificially inseminated) have a 40 percent infant mortality rate.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inseminate
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Sperm whales live and breed off the coast of the Caribbean nation all year long.—
Sarah Sekula,
USA Today,
29 July 2025
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Mosquitoes need water to breed, so limit standing water around your home by cleaning gutters and downspouts, removing leaves from low-lying areas and draining dishes under flower pots after rainstorms.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
28 July 2025
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Cilantro grown in pots or raised beds needs water more frequently than cilantro planted in the ground.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
3 Aug. 2025
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What’s more concerning is how he’s struggled to assert dominance over the Aston Martins, who seem more planted in the mixed conditions.—
Kanzah Maktoum,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Brandman implanted four microelectrode arrays into Casey’s brain in the region responsible for producing speech.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
24 July 2025
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What to know Here are the highlights: The Neuralink chip, known as the Link or Telepathy, was implanted by surgeons at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, marking the first such procedure at a Miami hospital.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
7 July 2025
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“Inseminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inseminate. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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