as in needle
a slender hollow instrument by which material is put into or taken from the body through the skin
doesn't mind getting shots as long as he doesn't catch sight of the hypodermic needle
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Recent Examples of hypodermic needle
Other Nixon advertisements showed images of urban riots, street crime and student protesters alongside pictures of rifles, switchblades and hypodermic needles.
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Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Thankfully, Heiwa staffer Starlight finds her and promises to have Tom — for safety reasons, the only person with access to hypodermic needles — give her a B12 shot right away.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
Investigators found hypodermic needles and drug paraphernalia in the same room where most of the dogs were found.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 27 Nov. 2024
For instance, a doctor could insert a fiber probe into a blood vessel using a hypodermic needle.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Mar. 2014
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Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Thankfully, Heiwa staffer Starlight finds her and promises to have Tom — for safety reasons, the only person with access to hypodermic needles — give her a B12 shot right away.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
Investigators found hypodermic needles and drug paraphernalia in the same room where most of the dogs were found.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 27 Nov. 2024
For instance, a doctor could insert a fiber probe into a blood vessel using a hypodermic needle.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Mar. 2014
See All Example Sentences for hypodermic needle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypodermic needle
Noun
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As Eve and Julian via Ares fight over a code for permanence that could turn Ares from code to human, stunt sequences involving contraptions from the familiar light cycle to a boat and submarine hybrid, and many moments are backed by needle drops from Nine Inch Nails, who scored the film, or others.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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Breaking the cycle of stress and burnout may begin with employers carefully analyzing employees' responsibilities both on and off the clock and threading the needle between productivity and home life balance.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Unfortunately, in the process, he's stabbed by the syringe Mehta intended for Lo and dies.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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It's loaded with great tools like a stethoscope, a blood pressure cuff, a syringe, a rolling thermometer and more.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Hypodermic needle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypodermic%20needle. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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