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Recent Examples of sterilize
While Griffiths maintains it was caused by the tattoo artist putting the needle in too deep, the tattoo shop, which wasn’t named, told the outlet that all of their instruments are sterilized — and the infection was likely caused by Griffiths putting on socks after getting the tattoo.
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
An autoclave is a machine that exposes surgical supplies to hot steam under pressure to sterilize them.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
In 1976, the Des Moines Register published a story about an 18-year-old woman who was sterilized against her will while confined in a county home.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
Militants have targeted anti-polio campaigns in Pakistan for decades, with some claiming vaccines are a Western conspiracy used to sterilize children.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
An autoclave is a machine that exposes surgical supplies to hot steam under pressure to sterilize them.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
In 1976, the Des Moines Register published a story about an 18-year-old woman who was sterilized against her will while confined in a county home.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
Militants have targeted anti-polio campaigns in Pakistan for decades, with some claiming vaccines are a Western conspiracy used to sterilize children.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sterilize
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These keys are highly resistant to interception because any attempt to eavesdrop on a quantum key transmission will alter the data, alerting both parties to the presence of an intruder.John Prisco, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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The way bots respond to negative content will also be altered for teen users, Character.Kerry Breen, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Spot’s comprehensive wellness plans include teeth cleanings, preventative testing, microchipping and spaying/neutering costs.Liz Knueven, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
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The team represents the Trump worldview: Traditional conservatism is dead — and its biggest, lifelong advocates neutered to the point of irrelevance.Axios, Axios, 23 Nov. 2024
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In 1952, Turing was prosecuted for homosexual acts, a criminal offense at the time, and chose to be chemically castrated instead of serving prison time.Carlie Porterfield, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
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According to the memorandum and witness testimony, Clark attempted to castrate herself in her cell.Kaitlyn Pohly, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2024
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Only Adam is so emasculated by the stick, and Peter unwilling to do anything on the day’s shoot other than nod — as previously agreed — that the scene goes unshot.Jack King, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
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Alternately, this man is taking good care of the home and family for his suffragist wife, but he’s thus emasculated.Natalie Kinkade, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2024
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The solution isn’t fixing the other person but addressing the dynamic itself.Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Security reviews allow businesses to proactively identify and fix vulnerabilities before cybercriminals exploit them.Pukar Hamal, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Sterilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sterilize. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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