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Recent Examples of sterilize
To sterilize old pots, submerge them in a 10% bleach solution for 30 minutes.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2026
For businesses with additional labor-intensive requirements — such as a healthcare company that must sterilize each trailer — those same changes can yield savings in the millions.
—Ken Bowles, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Polio workers have been killed in Pakistan and Afghanistan, likely by the Taliban, which has alleged that vaccines are intended to sterilize Muslim children (and has denied responsibility for some of the attacks).
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
It was meant to sterilize camels but had a stimulating effect on women 16 to 32.
—Niela Orr, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2026
For businesses with additional labor-intensive requirements — such as a healthcare company that must sterilize each trailer — those same changes can yield savings in the millions.
—Ken Bowles, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Polio workers have been killed in Pakistan and Afghanistan, likely by the Taliban, which has alleged that vaccines are intended to sterilize Muslim children (and has denied responsibility for some of the attacks).
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
It was meant to sterilize camels but had a stimulating effect on women 16 to 32.
—Niela Orr, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sterilize
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Instead of acting as flaws, these regions serve as energy traps that alter how light is emitted.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
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This is altered by telehealth, which allows patients to start this delicate procedure in a calm, secure and private setting.—
Lucy Jones
April 11,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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The City Council unanimously agreed on an ordinance to create and regulate a trap, neuter and return program — or TNR — for free-roaming cats within city limits.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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One of the best ways to control feline leukemia and feline immunosuppressive virus in community cats is to spay and neuter them.—
Rashad Williams,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Justin Bieber has had multiple stalkers, including a New Mexico man and his nephew who plotted to murder and castrate the pop singer in 2013.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
15 Mar. 2026
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After his conviction, Turing was chemically castrated.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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No matter what agenda the president espoused—the economic pragmatism of Rafsanjani, the liberal aspirations of Mohammad Khatami, the populist provocations of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the nuclear diplomacy of Hassan Rouhani—Khamenei emasculated him.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
28 Feb. 2026
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In the political sphere—an arena that’s increasingly entangled with social media—figures such as Elon Musk decry empathy as an emasculating plague.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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If something feels unclear, stop and fix it before continuing.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Both the city’s Law Department and the law firms making substantial sums from these cases need to fix what clearly is a major deficit of city controls and due care and attention on the billable hours being submitted for this work.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Sterilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sterilize. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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