sterilizing

present participle of sterilize

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sterilizing
Verb
  • Pulling the data off a hard drive or USB drive without altering files or metadata like timestamps also takes skill, Ries says.
    Steven Melendez, Scientific American, 2 July 2026
  • Artificial intelligence is fundamentally altering America's economic geography, enabling businesses to operate globally while reducing reliance on traditional urban hubs.
    Britney Porter, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • And rather than trying to be, in my view, kind of smart about how to build up a Lebanese government for the purpose of disarming and neutering Hezbollah, which is definitely in Israel’s interest, Israel has been engaged in this bombardment of Lebanon.
    David Remnick, New Yorker, 17 June 2026
  • That cost includes electricity costs, vaccines/spay and neutering, and staffing, Webber said.
    Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • Under colonial rule hijras were accused of acting as male prostitutes and of kidnapping and castrating children to grow their community.
    Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • Budget experts say fixing the deficit will require tax hikes, cuts to entitlement, or most likely, a combination of both.
    Tristan Bove, Fortune, 2 July 2026
  • Washington finally wrote the rules down in the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, fixing the forty-hour week and time-and-a-half beyond it.
    Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
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“Sterilizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sterilizing. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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