sterility

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Recent Examples of sterility But that third element can be overlooked by some venues, particularly in more modern hotels that eschew personality in favor of sterility. Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026 But the line between control and sterility is a thin one, and slow, predictable possession became a growing source of frustration among fans towards the end of Carrick’s reign. Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026 Indeed, BioNTech stresses that every batch undergoes identity, potency, purity, and sterility tests. Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 19 Nov. 2025 The place had the lurking sterility of an upscale medical office, with ground-floor windows that showed the shadows of passing pedestrians. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sterility
Noun
  • Levich adds that surrogacy is not limited to heterosexual couples facing infertility.
    Sarah Jones, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Scientists had long known that depriving mice of vitamin A caused infertility; the challenge was finding a safe, targeted way of inhibiting it.
    Ana Castelain, Bloomberg, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Clearly, her absurd office dredged its barrenness from her.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Instead, Bevza felt a pressing need to remedy the barrenness of the Ukrainian fashion scene at the time.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 Dec. 2025

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“Sterility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sterility. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.

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