as in sterile
free from filth, infection, or dangers to health
patients with compromised immune systems must be treated in aseptic environments
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Recent Examples of aseptic
Gehl started his food manufacturing career as a fourth-generation employee at his family's business, Gehl Foods in Germantown, where its aseptic manufacturing plant still operates.
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Angelika Ytuarte, Journal Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2024
In my neighborhood, for example, the Duke and University of North Carolina health systems could extend their brand differentiation into their telehealth operations, which could otherwise function as rather aseptic standalone systems.
—Deepak Sirdeshmukh, STAT, 3 May 2024
While commuting to other, similarly aseptic indoor spaces—co-working offices, movie theaters, friends’ apartments—I’ll skirt around pigeons, avert my eyes from a gnarly rat, shudder at the odd scuttling cockroach.
—Hannah Seo, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2023
The paper-making and rope producers benefit from its resistance to saltwater damage, while the medical industry uses the fiber for supplies like surgical masks and disposable aseptic products as well as orthopedic joint replacements and fracture-healing implants.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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Angelika Ytuarte, Journal Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2024
In my neighborhood, for example, the Duke and University of North Carolina health systems could extend their brand differentiation into their telehealth operations, which could otherwise function as rather aseptic standalone systems.
—Deepak Sirdeshmukh, STAT, 3 May 2024
While commuting to other, similarly aseptic indoor spaces—co-working offices, movie theaters, friends’ apartments—I’ll skirt around pigeons, avert my eyes from a gnarly rat, shudder at the odd scuttling cockroach.
—Hannah Seo, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2023
The paper-making and rope producers benefit from its resistance to saltwater damage, while the medical industry uses the fiber for supplies like surgical masks and disposable aseptic products as well as orthopedic joint replacements and fracture-healing implants.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aseptic
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Musicals and medicine seem like opposite ends of the spectrum — one is about spotlight and song, the other about science and sterile environments.—
Julie Ruth Owen,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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That structure was built in the 1950s and feels sterile and outdated.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Jan. 2026
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Typical customers served by sanitary wastewater systems using 3,500 gallons of water would see an increase of about $28 per month, the release said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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The only five-star hotel in Barcelona certified by LEED International, the energy used to heat the sanitary water supply and the rooftop pool in winter is obtained via heat recovery of the air conditioning.—
Isabelle Kliger,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Aseptic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aseptic. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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