Definition of syringenext
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 By skipping traditional wireless technology, the SWANS team made its devices small enough to inject with a syringe. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026 Compounded drugs may come in vials where patients must measure their own doses with a syringe, which can lead to dosing mistakes, including overdoses. — Amber Gill, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026 The duffel bag had masks, brass knuckles, a taser, crowbar, and a syringe with succinylcholine, Spadaro said. — Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026 As a syringe containing the cure falls to the ground many stories below, Monster Bryan stands atop the hospital’s skybridge and roars at an approaching National Guard helicopter. — Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for syringe
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needle
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  • What’s going to move the shopping needle for accessories for spring 2027 will most likely be driven by unprecedented colors.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Diesel prices have come off their all-time highs in recent weeks, but the key industrial fuel has already moved the needle across the economy and financial markets, making affordability a more potent issue in the midterm elections.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026

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“Syringe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syringe. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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