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Recent Examples of sterilize
Pakistan’s polio eradication program has been running anti-polio campaigns for years, though health workers and the police assigned to protect them are often targeted by militants who falsely claim the vaccination campaigns are a Western conspiracy to sterilize children.
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ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
In just four years the team had developed a vaccine that Salk took home to administer to his wife and sons, boiling needles in their kitchen to sterilize them.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
The mandate would let city officials sterilize lost or surrendered dogs that end up at city shelters without waiting for their owners’ consent.
—Alyce McFadden, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
To sterilize old pots, submerge them in a 10% bleach solution for 30 minutes.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
In just four years the team had developed a vaccine that Salk took home to administer to his wife and sons, boiling needles in their kitchen to sterilize them.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
The mandate would let city officials sterilize lost or surrendered dogs that end up at city shelters without waiting for their owners’ consent.
—Alyce McFadden, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
To sterilize old pots, submerge them in a 10% bleach solution for 30 minutes.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sterilize
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Other players contributed to the efforts, but those two were consistently altering shots.—
Dan Rios,
Daily News,
10 May 2026
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Every day in stores across Florida, thousands of people pull out their wallets and purses to scratch a lottery ticket, hoping for a life-altering prize.—
Jack Jankowski,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 May 2026
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Lawmakers finalized a bill that would shift transportation funding in a bid to neuter a coming ballot measure.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
14 May 2026
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The shelter noted in its Facebook post that dogs eligible for free adoption will be spayed/neutered, vaccinated and microchipped.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
10 May 2026
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If the very successful 25-year-old Coward had been caught with a man, he could have been jailed or chemically castrated.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
20 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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They were emasculated and embarrassed in Minnesota.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
28 Apr. 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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Broadway producers also caught on to Bradley’s abilities, and hired him to fix dud numbers and even whole shows.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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That said, home equity loan interest rates are fixed and won't change even if the rate climate does, which could be favorable for those concerned about borrowing against their home equity (the home functions as collateral).—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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“Sterilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sterilize. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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