How to Use reproductive in a Sentence

reproductive

adjective
Definition of reproductivenext
Synonyms for reproductivenext
  • Here’s what the moves on reproductive health mean for consumers.
    — Lori Rozsa, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Bolting is, in essence, the process of plants hurrying to enter the reproductive phase of their growth.
    — Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 12 May 2023
  • The decision has left states to draw up their own rules about reproductive health care.
    — Anisa Arsenault, Verywell Health, 8 Mar. 2024
  • In adults, lead can cause high blood pressure and issues with the brain, kidneys and reproductive health.
    — Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2023
  • While writing about Ming dynasty reproductive medicine, See was well aware of the strictures placed on women at that time — and in our own.
    — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2023
  • The cost of a reproductive psychiatrist can be even higher, up to $800 per hour.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2023
  • Perimenopause refers to the time where the body starts to make its natural transition to menopause, which marks the end of a woman's reproductive years.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The issues that impact us most are on the ballot across the country — from equal pay and racial justice to reproductive healthcare and climate change.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Here's what to know about the new research, and how the new information can impact a person's reproductive health.
    — Korin Miller, Health, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Saying goodbye to reproductive years or watching your body change in big ways can trigger grief for some.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Menopausal species of whales have a similar reproductive period to non-menopausal species.
    — Fox News, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Rushton, a writer on reproductive health who is based in Australia, had resolved to remain child-free.
    — Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Please consider all the little impacts that your vote helps with as well as the huge ones like restoring women’s reproductive health care options.
    — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2023
  • But in the greater conversation about reproductive health care, advocates call this over-the-counter option crucial.
    — Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2024
  • That means the contraceptive debate and struggle over progress on reproductive healthcare is likely to return to the Statehouse next year.
    — Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Currently, the government will pay for the initial freezing of reproductive cells.
    — Svitlana Vaslova, CNN, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Many of you in this Chamber and my predecessor are promising to pass a national ban on reproductive freedom.
    — USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The researchers found the main threats were loss of food supply to climate change or overgrazing and brucellosis, a disease that can lead to swollen joints and reproductive issues that can limit calf and adult survival.
    — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 10 June 2023
  • That slows breeding among the squirrels, whose natural reproductive rate is already low.
    — Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Planned Parenthood with 25 percent of all sales going to the reproductive health nonprofit.
    — Lindzi Scharf, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2023
  • The team believes this hints at potential shifts in female reproductive behavior or changes in habitat type and resources.
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The study authors think this finding means that Covid could be capable of doing long-term damage to the male reproductive tract, even in men who get a mild case, most likely due to inflammation the virus triggers.
    — Christa Sgobba, Men's Health, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Then there are the quality-of-life issues that young Americans are facing and concerned about: climate change, student debt, the cost of housing, a loss of reproductive freedoms and voting rights — just to name a few.
    — Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2023
  • This slow reproductive cycle, says ODFW, means the presence of mature sturgeon is crucial to the species’ conservation success.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 28 Feb. 2024
  • But other recent studies paint a distressing picture of women’s health and reproductive care in Texas.
    — Marin Wolf, Dallas News, 22 Aug. 2023
  • In the late 1990s, Dr. Carhart began making the five-hour drive regularly from Nebraska to assist at Tiller's reproductive clinic.
    — Brian Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Friedlaender was among 17 authors of a recent study concluding that competition for krill and shrinking sea ice are threats to the reproductive rates of humpback whales.
    — Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Singleton joined in 1993 and realized that the young Black men The Males Place was targeting needed more than just reproductive health information.
    — Jodie Valade, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
  • This story is part of ongoing coverage of reproductive health care supported by a grant from the Commonwealth Fund.
    — Olivia Goldhill, STAT, 27 Feb. 2024
  • An employee that suffers more than one reproductive loss within a 12-month period may take up to 20 days of leave within that period.
    — Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2023

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