fertility
noun
fer·til·i·ty
(ˌ)fər-ˈti-lə-tē 
1
: the quality or state of being fertile
2
: the birth rate of a population
Examples of fertility in a Sentence
She studied the effects of pollution on the fertility of the local fish population.
The doctor ordered a test of his fertility.
The area is known for its soil fertility.
the fertility of his imagination
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The vehicle exploded outside American Reproductive Centers, a fertility clinic with a full-service IVF lab that did not perform abortions.
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Andres Triay, CBS News, 4 June 2025
Attacks continued in May with the apparent car bombing of a fertility clinic in California.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 4 June 2025
In Alabama, after the state's Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are people, the state legislature had to step in to allow fertility clinics to continue their work.
—Jess Mador, NPR, 7 June 2025
Authorities in New York have arrested a person in connection to last month's bombing outside a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, a federal spokesperson confirmed to USA TODAY.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 5 June 2025
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Andres Triay, CBS News, 4 June 2025
Attacks continued in May with the apparent car bombing of a fertility clinic in California.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 4 June 2025
In Alabama, after the state's Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are people, the state legislature had to step in to allow fertility clinics to continue their work.
—Jess Mador, NPR, 7 June 2025
Authorities in New York have arrested a person in connection to last month's bombing outside a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, a federal spokesperson confirmed to USA TODAY.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for fertility
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fertility
noun
fer·til·i·ty
(ˌ)fər-ˈtil-ət-ē
plural fertilities
1
: the quality or state of being fertile
2
: the birth rate of a population
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