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Adjective
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According to this logic, a tetraploid crossed with a diploid watermelon would yield a triploid plant that would be sterile, and this is how seedless watermelons came to be.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026 -
For the healthcare industry, the shortage of polypropylene and PVC limits the availability of syringes, IV bags and sterile packaging.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
Verb
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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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An important piece of information is that mixed American minipigs need to be spayed or neutered.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 May 2026
Adjective
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When Wilson died last summer, he was widely eulogized as one of the great visionary artists of our time, and his requisite for altered perception has only since flourished.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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Enders was charged with presenting an altered state lottery ticket, forging a lottery ticket with intent to defraud and grand theft.—
Jack Jankowski,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 May 2026
Verb
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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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After his conviction, Turing was chemically castrated.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
20 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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Jordan continues yapping about being emasculated and being less of a man for staying with his wife.—
Olivia Crandall,
Vulture,
13 Nov. 2025
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“Sterilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sterilized. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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