as in needle
a slender hollow instrument by which material is put into or taken from the body through the skin
the syringe the nurse was leveling at my arm looked to me to be at least 10 inches long
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Konig’s wife also wrote in the petition that Konig grabbed his bag and attempted to inject her with a syringe containing an unknown substance.
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Veronica Miracle, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
Arielle survived after her husband allegedly tried to push her off a hiking trail at the 1,200 ft high spot, bashed her face into the ground, hit her head with a rock 10 times and then tried to inject her with a syringe, according to Honolulu police and an arrest affidavit reviewed by PEOPLE.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Misty missed and ended up killing Natalie with her syringe full of fentanyl instead, a point that Lisa reiterates to Misty during their meeting in this episode.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
However, the medication came in single-dose vials, requiring patients to use a traditional syringe instead of the more convenient auto-injector pen that treatment usually comes in.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2025
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Veronica Miracle, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
Arielle survived after her husband allegedly tried to push her off a hiking trail at the 1,200 ft high spot, bashed her face into the ground, hit her head with a rock 10 times and then tried to inject her with a syringe, according to Honolulu police and an arrest affidavit reviewed by PEOPLE.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Misty missed and ended up killing Natalie with her syringe full of fentanyl instead, a point that Lisa reiterates to Misty during their meeting in this episode.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
However, the medication came in single-dose vials, requiring patients to use a traditional syringe instead of the more convenient auto-injector pen that treatment usually comes in.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Syringe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syringe. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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