re·pro·duc·tive
ˌrē-prə-ˈdək-tiv 
: of, relating to, or capable of reproduction
highly reproductive wild geese
reproductively
adverb
: an actual or potential parent
specifically
: a sexually functional social insect
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Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
The settlement concludes a two-year-old lawsuit brought against Labrador and the prosecutors in each of Idaho’s 44 counties by reproductive health care nonprofit Planned Parenthood and Idaho physicians Caitlin Gustafson and Darin Weyhrich.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2025
Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 30 June 2025
There's so much work to do as the House Republican Conference chair, as the reproductive for New York's 21st congressional district.
—Nbc Universal, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2024
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Adjective
The discussion, however, part of Talarico’s Advanced Problem Solving course at Purdue Northwest, was but a small part of a complete case study on reproductive care.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
The settlement concludes a two-year-old lawsuit brought against Labrador and the prosecutors in each of Idaho’s 44 counties by reproductive health care nonprofit Planned Parenthood and Idaho physicians Caitlin Gustafson and Darin Weyhrich.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2025
Noun
These reproductives will have two sets of wings with the front pair longer than the hind pair.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 30 June 2025
There's so much work to do as the House Republican Conference chair, as the reproductive for New York's 21st congressional district.
—Nbc Universal, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2024
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“Reproductive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reproductive. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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reproductive
adjective
re·pro·duc·tive
ˌrē-prə-ˈdək-tiv
: of, relating to, functioning in, or capable of reproduction
reproductive organs
reproductively
adverb
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