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
The title slide had a photo of a Ken doll with a syringe pointed at its forehead.
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Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Arielle, a nuclear engineer, took the stand last week and told the jury Gerhardt allegedly tried to push her off a cliff and inject her with a syringe before bashing her head with a rock during the hike atop the 1,200-foot-high lookout.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
In his testimony Wednesday, Gerhardt Konig denied having had a syringe with him.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
In Blanche on the Lam, one of the serial killer’s murder weapons is an empty syringe.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
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Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Arielle, a nuclear engineer, took the stand last week and told the jury Gerhardt allegedly tried to push her off a cliff and inject her with a syringe before bashing her head with a rock during the hike atop the 1,200-foot-high lookout.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
In his testimony Wednesday, Gerhardt Konig denied having had a syringe with him.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
In Blanche on the Lam, one of the serial killer’s murder weapons is an empty syringe.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for syringe
needle
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This ancient Chinese practice, now widely used throughout the world, involves insertion of very thin needles into specific points on the skin to treat disease and alleviate pain.—
Dr. Patricia Richard,
Hartford Courant,
14 Apr. 2026
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Jim said Leo could turn out to be a real needle-mover down the line.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Syringe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syringe. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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