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Recent Examples of sterilize
Select a pair of sharp secateurs to take your cuttings and sterilize the blades with rubbing alcohol or a 10% bleach solution.
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Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 10 Jan. 2026
Also, be sure to sterilize pruners used to make the cuts between palms.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
Her foundation helped fund a plan with the mayor of Bucharest in Romania to sterilize hundreds of thousands of stray dogs in the city, as an alternative to extermination.
—Veronique Greenwood, Time, 28 Dec. 2025
Avoid overhead watering and sterilize pruning equipment between use.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2025
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Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 10 Jan. 2026
Also, be sure to sterilize pruners used to make the cuts between palms.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
Her foundation helped fund a plan with the mayor of Bucharest in Romania to sterilize hundreds of thousands of stray dogs in the city, as an alternative to extermination.
—Veronique Greenwood, Time, 28 Dec. 2025
Avoid overhead watering and sterilize pruning equipment between use.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sterilize
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Returning to the core of his talk, Yanxiao likened the Xiongnu’s impact on the West to that of the Mongols, who, a millennium later, would alter the cultural topology of Eurasia.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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The order alters the timeline for decommissioning Schahfer, according to a previous NIPSCO statement, but compliance is mandatory, and NIPSCO’s long-term plan to transition to sustainable energy remains unchanged.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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My last cat was declawed when she was neutered, and this was never a problem.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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Dallas would neuter Finland by taking back Mikko Rantanen, Miro Heiskanen, Roope Hintz and Esa Lindell, plus Jake Oettinger in net.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
23 Feb. 2026
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After his conviction, Turing was chemically castrated.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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By way of example, Morris points to a scene in Wiseman's 1993 documentary Zoo, in which an all-women surgical team at Miami zoo castrates a wolf.—
Chloe Veltman,
NPR,
16 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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Leake pushed back on that framing, arguing there is no need to fix what wasn’t broken.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Mar. 2026
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Kanyinda’s goals as commissioner are to fix infrastructure, protect essential services with smart fiscal management and inclusive, responsive leadership.—
Rachel Royster
Updated March 3,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Sterilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sterilize. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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