as in prolific
producing abundantly
settlers gradually migrated from the rocky shores to more fructuous lands
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Adjective
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The prolific interest around natural wines in the past decade has permitted a new audience for organic wines as many natural wines are a result of organic practices, even if they may not be certified organic.—
Jillian Dara,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025 -
Don Mischer, a prolific live event director and 15-time Emmy winner, died April 11, Variety has confirmed.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2025
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Organizations that encourage curiosity and provide space for experimentation create fertile ground for new ideas to emerge and evolve.—
Mark Nevins,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Pitino was a counselor at the Five Star basketball camp that was a fertile summer recruiting ground in the 1970s and ’80s, and Calipari was a camper.—
Jimmy Golen,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
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As winds churn up cold water off the Southern California coast, sediment rich in nutrients is swirled up from the ocean floor and becomes feed for smaller creatures in the water who are eaten by larger ones like pelicans, whales and all kinds of fish.—
Stephanie Elam,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2025
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Louise insisted the show didn’t make the cast rich.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Fructuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fructuous. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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