inseminated

past tense of inseminate
as in planted
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 inseminated The series followed Jane Villanueva, played by Rodriguez, whose life is unexpectedly upended after she is accidentally artificially inseminated. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026 Another possibility is that their bodies simply don’t respond as well to IVF stimulation drugs—medications that push the ovaries to produce multiple mature eggs at once that are later inseminated to make embryos that can be transferred to the uterus in the hopes of establishing a pregnancy. — Sarah Elizabeth Richards, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2026
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  • There were taro patches and gardens planted with banana, sweet potato, sugar cane, noni, and more.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Simply put, a rain garden is a depressed bed planted with native perennials and shrubs selected for their high-water tolerance.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
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  • As a child of parents who bred him to be the next Green Lantern, John knows full well the conflict between conscience and instinct, a ceaseless war that threatens to explode to the surface.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • However, Andersen believed the mantra bred a culture of denial.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
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  • After initially refusing surgical intervention, Joel had a shunt implanted to alleviate some effects of the disorder.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
  • In the meantime, John's girlfriend Kim Sayers (Megan Ward) has started working for First Lady Jackie Kennedy, but is soon implanted by one of the Hive's spider-like Ganglions.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026

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“Inseminated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inseminated. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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