immunize

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Recent Examples of immunize The committee did vote to preserve MMRV’s status in the Vaccines for Children program, which offers shots to millions of families that can’t afford them—but the conflict between today’s votes adds substantial confusion into how to immunize children against these four viruses. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025 The health department recommends the following to prevent exposure: immunize pets and livestock, supervise pets on leashes, avoid coming in contact with wild or stray animals, call local animal control to remove stray animals and prevent wildlife from entering living spaces. Angie Dimichele, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025 Meanwhile, in a school or a community where fewer than 80% of the kids have been immunized against a particular disease, Dr. Conway says outbreaks are far more likely to happen. Sherri Gordon, Parents, 18 Sep. 2025 Children and adolescents age 2 to 18, without other high-risk factors like immunosuppression, can receive and should be offered the vaccine if they were not previously immunized, according to the guidance. Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for immunize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immunize
Verb
  • While thousands focused on the federal government at the rally, at least one woman seemed more concentrated on calling out how Attorney General Andrea Campbell has refused to enforce the legislative audit that state voters approved last November.
    Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The city’s inability to enforce its ordinances for bad actors brings down the surrounding neighborhoods, makes the city less safe and less pedestrian- and transit-friendly, all of which are a drag on the city’s image and the small businesses on University Avenue.
    Wes Burdine, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Steven Adler published an analysis showing that ChatGPT repeatedly and falsely reinforced one man’s delusions and psychological distress.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The universal love is the applause, either heard in person or received from afar, a love reinforced by the sense of an instant, intimate family—a life backstage or in the trailer, far more interesting than the often unhappy family left behind.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • All of these factors are bolstered by people who contribute to the creation of new businesses and the growth of existing ones.
    Ben Zweig, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The market said the choice was a reflection of the country’s growing footprint as an international location, bolstered by a 30 percent cash rebate, as well as its bubbling local cinema scene led by the likes of Nabil Ayouch, Faouzi Bensaïdi, Asmae El Moudir, Halima Ouardiri and Maryam Touzani.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The upstream glaciers, now without their buttressing support, flow faster toward the sea.
    Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
  • According to Martins, being diversified helps buttress the company against macro headwinds, and the various business units of JHSF share many of the same customers.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The pain is felt on both sides, although the Kremlin appears to be inured to it.
    Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Officers were called to the grocery store on Silver Lake Road at 11:37 p.m. Sunday on a report of shots fired in the entryway with no one inured.
    Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • And if hair growth is a concern, droves of shoppers recommend this Pura D’or shampoo and conditioner duo that’s fortified with biotin to encourage fuller, healthier-looking hair.
    Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
  • But though the iconic museum was initially constructed as a building meant to safeguard and fortify the area, thieves have managed to get through its defenses on a number of occasions and carry off priceless works of art.
    Solcyré Burga, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • According to Edwards, Brooke deliberately portrayed Arabella as struggling to adapt to her new home and her Canadian identity.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The research team also revealed that the robots can change their shape and gait to adapt to different terrains or to perform a variety of functions, such as gripping and lifting objects.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • United’s players were still adjusting to Amorim’s system.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • To test the effect of static charge on airborne nematodes, Ortega-Jiménez tethered living fruit flies to a live copper wire and adjusted the voltage between 100 and 700 volts, comparable to what insects would generate in the wild.
    Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025

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