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Recent Examples of sterile Image These sensory playgrounds couldn’t be farther from a sterile white art gallery. Lisa Lucas, New York Times, 16 May 2025 Livestock shipments had been halted in November The Agriculture Department eradicated the NWS parasite in 1966 by releasing sterile male flies and pupae to eventually lead to infertile screwworm flies, according to the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. John Bacon, USA Today, 13 May 2025 The idea was to drive down the mosquito population because eggs produced by a female after a romp with a sterile male don’t hatch. Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025 But the overall health system in Chad is fragile, and many Chadian women don't have access to a safe and sterile place to deliver. Ari Daniel, NPR, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for sterile
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Adjective
  • In the early 1900s, Jennie Butchart transformed the scarred land of a barren limestone quarry into a lush retreat, proving nature’s resilience.
    Cheryl Russell, Oc Register, 11 May 2025
  • The inky ocean depths are often assumed to be barren, but this is a myth, said Adrian Glover, a deep-sea ocean scientist at the UK’s Natural History Museum.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
Adjective
  • Each kit contains 14 essential items, including soap, shampoo, reusable sanitary pads, toothbrushes and toothpaste, nail clippers, towels and water storage containers.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • In other words, a lack of sanitary and dependable water systems can jeopardize lives which may deter utilities from partnering with water technology startups, no matter how innovative and cost-effective their solution may be.
    Jamil Wyne, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025

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“Sterile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sterile. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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