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sperm

[spurm] / spɜrm /
NOUN
seed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
berry corn egg grain nut
STRONG
bud cell conceit concept conception core ear embryo germ image impression inkling kernel notion nucleus ovule ovum particle rudiment semen spark spore start suspicion
Antonyms
STRONG
being concrete death exterior exteriority outside
WEAK
ancestor effect end ending parent result
NOUN
seminal fluid
Synonyms
WEAK
milt prostatic fluid spermatic fluid

Example Sentences

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Around that time, he started seeing social-media videos discussing the importance of improving sperm health.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

"It shows that we recover complete meiosis, complete sperm function, and more importantly, that the offspring are completely normal," Cohen said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

Osman Khan, SwimClub’s co-founder, said he’d discovered he had a low sperm count amid a failed round of IVF.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Cohen and her team focused on meiosis rather than other stages of sperm development to ensure that sperm production could be fully stopped while still allowing it to recover later.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

George Pocock, meanwhile, began applying a coat of sperm whale oil to the underside of the Husky Clipper.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown