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
Milly is genetically the mother of Pearl, born Sept. 1, 2020, but Pearl was actually birthed by C-section to a Milly clone inseminated by Gold, a Chihuahua show dog, also owned by Semler and her husband, Edwin Davila, 55.
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Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2025
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
Throughout his career, Cline covertly inseminated dozens of patients with his sperm.
—Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2024
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Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2025
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
Throughout his career, Cline covertly inseminated dozens of patients with his sperm.
—Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inseminate
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Accrediting bodies, like the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, prohibit breeding white tigers, calling it harmful to welfare and conservation goals.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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For Langdale, raising and breeding Lipizzans is both a responsibility and a joy.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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Not Watering Enough Many gardeners water fruit trees for the first few weeks after planting, but then significantly reduce watering or stop watering entirely.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Oct. 2025
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Fall is a great time to plant daylilies because plants have a long time to establish roots before blooming, often resulting in improved flowering the first season.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 Oct. 2025
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To help Bacon get these abilities back, Keyoumars Ashkan, professor of neurosurgery, performed DBS on her, implanting electrodes in Bacon's brain and tracking her body’s reaction in real time.—
Elmira Aliieva,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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But instead of the usual office gig, Julia learns that her new job is to watch over a middle-aged man in a vegetative state, who’s been implanted with proprietary AI — and to chaperone him on a cross-country trip.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Inseminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inseminate. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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