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a substance that is used to kill harmful bacteria and to cure infections
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Recent Examples of antibiotic
Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
Critical medical supplies such as painkillers, gauze, and antibiotics are also unavailable.
—Philip Wang, Time, 9 Feb. 2026
Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
This disruption, often called dysbiosis, can happen for many reasons, including diet, antibiotic use and even physical activity levels.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
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Noun
And certainly, the development of vaccines, antibiotics, and other medicines has played a tremendous role in the advance of human health.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
Critical medical supplies such as painkillers, gauze, and antibiotics are also unavailable.
—Philip Wang, Time, 9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
While companies are required to report antibiotic use, the EPA does not publicly release detailed data until months later.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
This disruption, often called dysbiosis, can happen for many reasons, including diet, antibiotic use and even physical activity levels.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antibiotic
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The government also stopped collecting and reporting crucial survey findings on transgender students — data that have shown higher rates of depression, drug use, bullying and other problems.—
Mike Stobbe,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Beer that turned green − possibly a chemical reaction with the drugs Dominque Pelicot had been slipping into her drinks and food to render her unconscious for the rapes.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Developed in partnership with British company Indestructible Paint, the coating consists of that firm's conventional clear gloss resin along with a 2% concentration of a broad-spectrum biocidal agent known as chlorhexidine digluconate (CHX).—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
23 Apr. 2025
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Schuerger’s team is also expanding their tests to see how organisms respond to additional biocidal factors.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
25 Sep. 2016
Adjective
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From bleach to vinegar to soda drinks to honey, ostensibly added for their antibacterial properties, florists say that these additives aren't effective and may cause cut flowers to die faster.—
Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
11 Feb. 2026
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What about soap versus antibacterial soap?—
Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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Jade is a plant and a stone, with connotations of balance and healing and wellness in Eastern medicine.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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Kara Rood, a maternal fetal medicine physician at the Ohio State University who isn't contributing to the trial, feels similarly encouraged by the early results.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2026
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One of the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles history, the Palisades fire burned 23,448 acres and destroyed much of the exclusive Pacific Palisades community, destroying about 6,800 structures and killing 12 people.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The company’s storm costs included $800 million for Hurricane Helene, the most destructive storm in utility history.—
Drew Kann,
AJC.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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Guthrie was last seen on January 31 and is believed to have been abducted from her secluded home without her phone or critical medications.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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There has been no proof of life provided for the 84-year-old, and family has expressed concern about her health because she was kidnapped without her medication.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Ellen Rudolph and her husband, Steve Lewis, were still trying to repair their Pacific Palisades home and rebuild their lives after last year’s fires when, two months later, the devastating news came.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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In early 2025, Isom also had to navigate the tragedy of Flight 5342 — the devastating midair collision at Reagan National caused by a wayward military helicopter, through no fault of American’s.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
16 Feb. 2026
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The Whitney has a fumigation guy who uses a process called ultraviolet germicidal irradiation.—
Jake Offenhartz,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Humans have known for over a hundred years that UV radiation can kill deadly germs, and hospitals have used germicidal 254-nm UVC to sterilize objects for decades.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
8 Mar. 2023
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“Antibiotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antibiotic. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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