as in needle
a slender hollow instrument by which material is put into or taken from the body through the skin
doesn't mind getting shots as long as he doesn't catch sight of the hypodermic needle
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Recent Examples of hypodermic needle
On March 2, Secaucus officers responded to a hotel on reports of a victim being held captive and threatened with a hypodermic needle, according to a Facebook post by the police department.
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Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Thankfully, Heiwa staffer Starlight finds her and promises to have Tom — for safety reasons, the only person with access to hypodermic needles — give her a B12 shot right away.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
Other Nixon advertisements showed images of urban riots, street crime and student protesters alongside pictures of rifles, switchblades and hypodermic needles.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Investigators found hypodermic needles and drug paraphernalia in the same room where most of the dogs were found.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 27 Nov. 2024
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Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Thankfully, Heiwa staffer Starlight finds her and promises to have Tom — for safety reasons, the only person with access to hypodermic needles — give her a B12 shot right away.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
Other Nixon advertisements showed images of urban riots, street crime and student protesters alongside pictures of rifles, switchblades and hypodermic needles.
—Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Investigators found hypodermic needles and drug paraphernalia in the same room where most of the dogs were found.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypodermic needle
Noun
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That's the only way to know whether your marketing is really moving the needle or just riding the wave.—
Liam Wade,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Whether his stock trading will indeed move the needle in 2026, however, remains to be seen.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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From January to May, Amanda Woodard would use a syringe to take the remaining fentanyl out of the vials, according to a probable cause statement.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
30 July 2025
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In the role of a comically unhinged doctor from the World Health Organization, Nadia Pillay wields an oversized syringe and scatters a barrage of pharmaceutical samples at the bewildered children.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 July 2025
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“Hypodermic needle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypodermic%20needle. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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