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Recent Examples of sterilize
To minimize infection, always clean and sterilize pruning equipment between plants.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
Health workers and police officers assigned to protect them are frequently targeted by militants who falsely claim the vaccination drives are part of a Western conspiracy to sterilize children.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
To sterilize empty jars, set them mouth up on the rack in a boiling-water canner.
—Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 12 May 2026
The chefs worked together for several hours, first to sterilize the onggi over heated charcoal topped with a small amount of honey, which fumigate and purify the vessels.
—Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 May 2026
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
Health workers and police officers assigned to protect them are frequently targeted by militants who falsely claim the vaccination drives are part of a Western conspiracy to sterilize children.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
To sterilize empty jars, set them mouth up on the rack in a boiling-water canner.
—Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 12 May 2026
The chefs worked together for several hours, first to sterilize the onggi over heated charcoal topped with a small amount of honey, which fumigate and purify the vessels.
—Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sterilize
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The first World Cup match on American soil in more than a generation and the start of a tournament that has the potential to alter the direction of soccer in this country for the next generation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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This prevalence equals about one in nine seniors who have been diagnosed with this brain altering disease.—
Wendy Coschignano-Ford,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2026
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Some of the pigs rescued were pregnant or nursing after recently giving birth, and others still have to be spayed or neutered.—
Josh Taylor,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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With his rakish sneer and ruthlessly tight jodhpurs, Rupert has been thoroughly neutered with irony, transformed into an object for women to pick at.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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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.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
8 June 2026
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Under colonial rule hijras were accused of acting as male prostitutes and of kidnapping and castrating children to grow their community.—
Charles Preston,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 May 2026
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When Ruben turns up uninvited to Niall’s wedding, he is feeling completely emasculated by Niall’s actions.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
29 May 2026
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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.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
29 May 2026
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CDs come with interest rates around 4% or higher now, approximately, and those rates are fixed and will hold until the account matures.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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An injunction is a preliminary order in a litigation where the judge finds the plaintiff is likely to prevail on the merits and would suffer irreparable injury (meaning an injury money can’t fix) without an injunction.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
9 June 2026
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“Sterilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sterilize. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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