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Recent Examples of sterilize
However, today only one facility in Panama breeds sterilized New World screwworms for dispersal, and hundreds of millions more sterile flies are needed to slow the outbreak, according to a June 17 letter from 80 US lawmakers.
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Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
After adding water and zipping it up, the bag sterilizes contents in only 90 seconds.
—Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 7 July 2025
They are usually sterilized or pasteurized to eliminate, or at least greatly minimize disease and pest problems.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Clean and sterilize any surface the bacon might have touched.
—Miami Herald, 2 July 2025
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Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
After adding water and zipping it up, the bag sterilizes contents in only 90 seconds.
—Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 7 July 2025
They are usually sterilized or pasteurized to eliminate, or at least greatly minimize disease and pest problems.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Clean and sterilize any surface the bacon might have touched.
—Miami Herald, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sterilize
Verb
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The photo, along with its metadata are hashed so it can't be altered.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Companies face the choice of making costly, long-term investment decisions amid Trump’s on-again, off-again tariff policies, which the White House has altered numerous times since Trump took office, some analysts said.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
19 July 2025
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Hank is neutered, microchipped, knows basic training foundations, is up to date on vaccinations and now just needs a home and family to call his own.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
19 July 2025
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Each pet comes vaccinated, microchipped and spayed or neutered, if applicable.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
19 July 2025
Verb
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The opera premiered in Rome at a time when castrati, or castrated male singers, took on treble roles; a papal decree forbade women from performing onstage.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2025
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Tasks included repairing barbed wire fences, castrating animals and laying irrigation pipes, the suit alleges.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
12 June 2025
Verb
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He’s not emasculated, there’s no affair on the side, there’s no secret loathing, there’s no immature handling of arguments or true failures of communication with dire consequences.—
Alex Ross,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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For me, kilts, pearls, shirts on the head, these are all things that were meant to be like, emasculated and meant to look feminine.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
1 May 2025
Verb
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The reality is, though, that no one player or one roster move is going to fix this stretch.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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The Candy Bar, next door to Scratch Biscuit Kitchen, will fix any craving for a sweet beach treat.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
25 July 2025
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“Sterilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sterilize. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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