sterilizes

present tense third-person singular of sterilize

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  • Each experience alters the configuration of their young brains, sending electrical signals from one neuron to the next, creating networks that grow in size and efficiency the more they are used.
    Big Think, Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Tonello used DyeMate—a system that allows garment dyeing with indigo, sulfur and VAT dyes in a single, low-temperature process—to show how the effect alters the appearance of raw denim.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Sterilizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sterilizes. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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