STERILIZED Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

sterilized 1 of 2

adjective

as in sterile

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verb

past tense of sterilize

as in neutered

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Adjective

For years, the only factory breeding sterile flies in the Western Hemisphere was in Panama, but the USDA invested $21 million to convert a site in southern Mexico from breeding fruit flies to recently start breeding screwworm flies.

— John Hanna, Fortune, 8 July 2026
The release, which took place in Rosemont, marked the launch of the sterile insect technique program.

— Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026

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Verb

Now that the referee’s decision has been effectively neutered with few details as to why, the world is left to draw its own conclusions.

— Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Every pet adopted through the initiative will be spayed or neutered, be up to date on vaccinations, microchipped and licensed with the City of Elk Grove, according to the release.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026

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Sixty years later Gallimard reissued it under the altered title of La maison d’Élisabeth.

— André Aciman, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Security camera footage showed Hill and the three others presenting merchandise not purchased at TJX stores to return with altered or duplicated receipts, according to court documents.

— Greta Cross, USA Today, 10 July 2026

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Earlier this month, on Monday, June 8, Municipal Court Judge Louis Sancinito found Lowe guilty of possessing the deer without a permit, interfering with a conservation officer attempting to confiscate the animal, and having Rudy illegally castrated.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
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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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
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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