Definition of syringenext
as in needle
a slender hollow instrument by which material is put into or taken from the body through the skin the syringe the nurse was leveling at my arm looked to me to be at least 10 inches long

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Recent Examples of syringe Sterile syringe programs are associated with a 50% decrease in HIV and Hepatitis C contraction among people who inject drugs, a 2024 CDC study reported. Maya Henry, Oklahoma Watch, 30 June 2026 Who puts a syringe in a Pepsi can? Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 17 June 2026 Many such strategies, like syringe exchange or the use of fentanyl test strips, are widely acknowledged to be effective, while others, like supervised consumption, remain highly controversial. Lev Facher, STAT, 17 June 2026 Something invisible dissolved in a syringe confronts something invisible inside someone—and an event doesn’t happen. Literary Hub, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for syringe
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needle
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  • Bone must be separated from surrounding rock millimeter by millimeter with a pneumatic chisel, whose needle gently breaks away rock while ultraviolet light reveals where the bone ends and the surrounding rock begins.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • When middle-sixers such as Kiefer Sherwood and Bobby McMann are getting that for their declining years, a legit needle-mover such as Blake should add a ton of surplus value above that.
    Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 22 July 2026

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“Syringe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syringe. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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