1
as in fertile
producing abundantly
a very fruitful tree that gives us plenty of apples every year
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2
as in efficient
producing or capable of producing a desired result
I hope your efforts to find that missing package are fruitful
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Recent Examples of fruitful
What once felt fruitful just becomes set up for a gotcha punchline that seems to laugh in the face of anyone actually invested in the story.
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Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
Already, training that model—and teaching G-Star’s designers to use it—has yielded some fruitful results for the brand.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 21 Mar. 2025
But his time in California during the ’60s also ended up being fruitful.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Barkley’s first season in Philadelphia was a fruitful one.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025
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Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
Already, training that model—and teaching G-Star’s designers to use it—has yielded some fruitful results for the brand.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 21 Mar. 2025
But his time in California during the ’60s also ended up being fruitful.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Barkley’s first season in Philadelphia was a fruitful one.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fruitful
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Its possible role in the emergence of the Ediacaran fauna has long been debated, with some researchers suggesting that the melting ice released nutrients into the sea, providing a fertile ground for complex life to evolve.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Communities with vaccination rates below the 95% threshold necessary to maintain herd immunity become fertile ground for measles outbreaks.—
Dr. Josh Green,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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This Duke team is the second-most efficient the sport has seen since Ken Pomeroy started tracking efficiency in the 1996-97 season.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Illinois residents deserve a more efficient and effective governmental system than the current chaotic mix of unaccountable jurisdictions.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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Although the Bulls benefited from a prolific night of 3-point shooting, Huerter generated most of his offense from the floor.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
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Tombstone is streaming on Hulu, Fubo and FX Now. ‘Heat’ (1995) Val Kilmer stars in the key supporting role of Chris Shiherlis, the right-hand man of prolific thief Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) in Heat, an epic crime thriller written and directed by Michael Mann.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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With the repeal of GPO, known as Government Pension Offset, which was passed at the end of 2024, which is retroactively effective as of January 2024, your survivor benefit is no longer reduced by two-thirds.—
Elliot Raphaelson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2025
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Surgery is rarely necessary, and conservative treatments like physical therapy are highly effective.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
5 Apr. 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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Fishing will always be more productive during long spans of consistent conditions.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
3 Apr. 2025
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And while the team has a plethora of needs, the Carolina faithful has even more questions about the future of their favorite team following a productive but one-sided free agency haul last month.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Fruitful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fruitful. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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