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
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.
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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
Intravenous drugs are typically stored in vials until needed, at which point they're transferred to hypodermic needles.
—New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2024
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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
Intravenous drugs are typically stored in vials until needed, at which point they're transferred to hypodermic needles.
—New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for hypodermic needle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypodermic needle
Noun
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This involves molecular machinery that basically functions like a syringe, complete with a long needle that is poked into the cells of its victims.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2025
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Life outside the courtroom, however, is a bit more complicated, with Nash-Betts weeping in a hospital gown and Kardashian stabbing herself with a needle in a bathroom stall.—
Emlyn Travis Published,
EW.com,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Jon Hamm made a Walton Goggins–esque appearance as Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who brought a syringe full of active measles virus along on the trip, and pulled a knife to kill and eat one of the resort's native monkeys.—
Jillian Sederholm,
EW.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Key Ingredients: Hydrogen peroxide Type: Hydrogen peroxide gel syringe, LED whitening mouthpiece Number of Treatments Included: N/A How to Use: Apply a thin line of gel to the top and bottom of the tray, then insert it into your mouth.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Hypodermic needle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypodermic%20needle. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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