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Recent Examples of sterilize
The last thing the state needs is to abort its children, sterilize its youth, and shutter its churches, synagogues, and religious schools.
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The Editors, National Review, 4 Nov. 2024
Heavily pregnant women were chased down, forced to have abortions, and often sterilized.
—Barbara Demick, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2024
Ultra-high temperature (UHT) milk: This milk is heated at very high temperatures to kill the bacteria, sterilizing the liquid.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 18 Dec. 2024
Then it is liquefied, sterilized, and sent to huge tanks where lactic acid begins the fermentation process.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Dec. 2024
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The Editors, National Review, 4 Nov. 2024
Heavily pregnant women were chased down, forced to have abortions, and often sterilized.
—Barbara Demick, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2024
Ultra-high temperature (UHT) milk: This milk is heated at very high temperatures to kill the bacteria, sterilizing the liquid.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 18 Dec. 2024
Then it is liquefied, sterilized, and sent to huge tanks where lactic acid begins the fermentation process.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sterilize
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Many view it as a violation of the 14th Amendment, which cannot be altered by an executive order or legislation.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Giveaway Entities reserve the right to change, alter, or amend these Official Rules as necessary, in its sole determination, to ensure the fair administration of the Giveaway or to comply with applicable law.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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Gentle' Felix has since been neutered, and in her most recent video, Amanda revealed the newest addition to the family had finally been given free reign in the house, having previously been kept apart from her other cat, Darcy Tortilla.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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An adoption fee covers the cost of ensuring the dogs are spayed or neutered, dewormed, microchipped, and up to date on their shots, Ms. Szalay says, adding that the organization’s veterinary bills still end up being thousands of dollars each month.—
Jackie Valley,
The Christian Science Monitor,
14 Jan. 2025
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At the end of the clip, the singers decide to castrate the ex in question with a pair of tiny scissors and even pose with sharp objects a la Edward Scissorhands.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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The shelter notes that Dwayne isn’t castrated, so his new home should only have other males and/or females that have been spayed.—
TJ Macias,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2025
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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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Repairs can be costly, and damage can take months to fix.—
Sarah Dean,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
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So far, the speaker has resisted fixing the problem despite clear support from her members and across City Hall in the mayor’s office.—
Bradley Tusk,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Sterilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sterilize. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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