impregnated

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Gardner played a slurring “Woman Who’s Aging Gracefully,” but it was Nwodim’s portrayal of Charlotte, a stingray who was mysteriously impregnated at a North Carolina aquarium, that won the segment.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2024

The maggots arrived at her doctor’s office impregnated in a gauze pad.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2024

As for the suggestion that Charlotte could have been impregnated by a shark, Lyons said that’s impossible.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024

He also believed the drink might prevent scurvy, saying, "In general the disease in which water impregnated with fixed air will most probably be serviceable are those of a putrid nature."

From Salon • Jul. 27, 2023

Kitchen shelf paper, white or tinted to match one’s color scheme, may be impregnated with insecticide, not merely on one but on both sides.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson