as in prolific
producing abundantly
the fertile mind of Leonardo da Vinci explored art, architecture, engineering, mathematics, and many other fields
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Even historically celebrated geniuses like Albert Einstein or Steve Jobs benefited immensely from working in fields that were fertile with change, ripe for disruption, and full of hard-working builders, makers, managers, and workers.
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Mark Nevins, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Some in the Democratic Party are clamoring for party leaders to go after Trump on the economy, seeing it as fertile ground.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 19 Mar. 2025
Organizations that encourage curiosity and provide space for experimentation create fertile ground for new ideas to emerge and evolve.
—Mark Nevins, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Pitino was a counselor at the Five Star basketball camp that was a fertile summer recruiting ground in the 1970s and ’80s, and Calipari was a camper.
—Jimmy Golen, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
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Mark Nevins, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Some in the Democratic Party are clamoring for party leaders to go after Trump on the economy, seeing it as fertile ground.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 19 Mar. 2025
Organizations that encourage curiosity and provide space for experimentation create fertile ground for new ideas to emerge and evolve.
—Mark Nevins, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Pitino was a counselor at the Five Star basketball camp that was a fertile summer recruiting ground in the 1970s and ’80s, and Calipari was a camper.
—Jimmy Golen, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Fertile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fertile. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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