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Recent Examples of sterilize
Workers raise batches of the flies themselves, sterilize them with radiation, and then air-drop them over affected areas each week.
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Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
Officials use radiation to sterilize male flies and disperse them where screwworm flies are indigenous.
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Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
There are other methods to sterilize male mosquitoes.
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Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
These tools could also be used to sterilize spacesuits, tools, and soft furnishings in habitats.
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Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
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Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
Officials use radiation to sterilize male flies and disperse them where screwworm flies are indigenous.
—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
There are other methods to sterilize male mosquitoes.
—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
These tools could also be used to sterilize spacesuits, tools, and soft furnishings in habitats.
—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for sterilize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sterilize
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The higher water content alters the texture, and most baking recipes are formulated assuming a higher percentage of fat.
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After season one’s show-altering reveal that Sugar is an alien, his fellow alien species is exposed and harmed by the human powers that be, forcing them to retreat to their home planet.
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Progressives need to be neutered politically, and only moderate Democrats have the power to do it.
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Once relying on its massive missile arsenal, advances in Israeli intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance have neutered its previous strategy of relying on simultaneous barrages of missiles to overwhelm Israeli missile defenses.
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Earlier this month, on Monday, June 8, Municipal Court Judge Louis Sancinito found Lowe guilty of possessing the deer without a permit, interfering with a conservation officer attempting to confiscate the animal, and having Rudy illegally castrated.
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Seemingly to help stave off temptation, a half dozen of the 18 male cult members who died had been surgically castrated, according to The New York Times, including Applewhite.
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When Ruben turns up uninvited to Niall’s wedding, he is feeling completely emasculated by Niall’s actions.
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Not only has he been so emasculated by the one person he A) trusted the most and B) never thought had the power in him to emasculate him.
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The 21st Century Road to Housing Act has been over a year in the making and has encouraged a national discussion of why housing is so unaffordable — and what can be done to fix it.
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Yet robust economic growth has proved elusive, even as government debt has climbed, leaving successive administrations with little firepower to fix a growing list of related challenges, from crumbling infrastructure to a chronic housing shortage.
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“Sterilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sterilize. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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