sterilizes

Definition of sterilizesnext
present tense third-person singular of sterilize

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Verb
  • Today, past patterns are even less useful for predicting the weather, as climate change alters global weather patterns and drives record-breaking storms and heat waves.
    Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 27 May 2026
  • The authors wrote that rocket soot increases stratospheric temperatures, alters atmospheric circulation and depletes the ozone layer.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Verb
  • 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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“Sterilizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sterilizes. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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