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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Recent Examples of syringe
He was later found to be in possession of a kitchen knife, crack pipe and syringe needle, cops said.
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Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
Kazmierczak is sitting in the front row and stands up, quickly approaching Omar and squirting apple cider vinegar on her with a syringe.
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Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
7 May 2026
After the prayers, the vet techs went behind the whale and injected it with a long syringe.
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Robin Romm,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
But Larissa, a nurse always at the ready with syringe full of sedatives, is inflexible about Katie remaining at home.
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
Kazmierczak is sitting in the front row and stands up, quickly approaching Omar and squirting apple cider vinegar on her with a syringe.
—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
7 May 2026
After the prayers, the vet techs went behind the whale and injected it with a long syringe.
—
Robin Romm,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
But Larissa, a nurse always at the ready with syringe full of sedatives, is inflexible about Katie remaining at home.
—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for syringe
needle
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But more than just making pretty designs, the threads in her needle were stitching a connection to her heritage.
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One German tourist moved the needle on how Americans feel about his entire country.
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“Syringe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syringe. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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