How to Use fertilization in a Sentence
fertilization
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National Right to Life does not take a stance on anything that prevents fertilization.
—Washington Post, 10 May 2022
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During ovulation, an egg travels from an ovary down a fallopian tube to prepare for fertilization with sperm.
—Joy Emeh, Health, 18 July 2024
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The egg extraction would be in the next couple of days, with immediate fertilization using my husband’s sperm.
—Alessandra Hirsch, Baltimore Sun, 8 Mar. 2024
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People can choose the gender of their baby with in vitro fertilization (IVF).
—Wendy Wisner, Health, 16 Apr. 2024
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With a strongly female perspective, the film takes a deep dive into mother-daughter relations and in-vitro fertilization.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 15 May 2024
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The pulse of pollination The flora and the fauna of the world rely on pollination, or the art of flower fertilization.
—Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 8 May 2024
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Products applied dry, like the round pellets (also called prills), tend to be time-release by design and leach their nutrients gradually to provide fertilization for weeks or months.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2024
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Haas gave birth to a boy through in vitro fertilization in 2008.
—Arpan Lobo, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2023
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The law bans nearly all abortions at the time of fertilization.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2022
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Here are his nine easy-to-follow rules for lawn fertilization.
—Brett Martin, Popular Mechanics, 11 Apr. 2023
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The couple is trying to have a baby and needs to rely on in-vitro fertilization to do so.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2023
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When April hits and spawning season begins the milt is shipped back here to begin the fertilization process.
—Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 27 Sep. 2022
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Kaine is said to be bringing Elizabeth Carr, the first person in the US to be born via in vitro fertilization, as his guest.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2024
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The timing of fertilization should be split three times per year, starting in early spring (~late April), then mid-May, and lastly in mid-June.
—oregonlive, 4 Mar. 2023
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To help encourage more of that sperm to be used for fertilization instead of food, the sperm-donor snail has another trick up its sleeve.
—Kate Golembiewski, CNN, 14 Feb. 2023
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Texas bans all abortions at the moment of fertilization with a few narrow exceptions for health or life of the mother.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 11 Dec. 2023
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Then, when eggs are collected from the reef, the sperm can be thawed and used in concentrations that make fertilization most likely.
—Alex Riley, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2022
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Pampas grass is easy to grow, and plants rarely need watering or fertilization.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2023
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Paris went through a journey with in-vitro fertilization (IVF).
—Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 25 Jan. 2023
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Others include the first person born via in vitro fertilization in the United States and families of hostages being held in the Gaza Strip.
—Tyler Pager, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
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Cloning requires access to an egg cell that is ready for fertilization but not yet fertilized.
—Christine Kenneally, Scientific American, 31 Jan. 2023
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Over fertilization can cause damage to the roots, causing the roots to not properly absorb water.
—oregonlive, 18 June 2022
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Once they are grown to their full size, the follicle ruptures and releases a mature egg for fertilization.
—Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com, 28 June 2022
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During their third round of in vitro fertilization (IVF), Lloyd got pregnant.
—Jacklyn Krol, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024
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Peta Murgatroyd is pushing through a painful part of the in-vitro fertilization process.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2022
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Freezing eggs is a vital part of in vitro fertilization.
—Keyaira Boone, Essence, 9 Aug. 2023
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The Heidemanns started in vitro fertilization in 2015 and froze two embryos, the ruling said.
—Christine Hauser, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2023
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Kourtney Kardashian is opening up about the impact in-vitro fertilization had on her body and mind.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2022
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But soon after fertilization, the nuclease cuts the DNA sequence on the other chromosome from the parent that did not carry the gene at the precise location of the gene drive.
—Matthew Cobb, Scientific American, 13 Jan. 2023
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Aniston has been vocal in the past about her fertility struggles and her experience with in vitro fertilization (IVF).
—Chantelle Lee, TIME, 25 July 2024
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