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
After the prayers, the vet techs went behind the whale and injected it with a long syringe.
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Robin Romm, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
But Larissa, a nurse always at the ready with syringe full of sedatives, is inflexible about Katie remaining at home.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors accused Gerhardt Konig of trying to kill his wife by attempting to inject her with a mysterious syringe and shove her off a cliff.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in 2014 with a syringe in his arm and a lethal combination of heroin, cocaine, benzodiazepines and amphetamine in his system.
—Jack Hannah, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
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Robin Romm, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
But Larissa, a nurse always at the ready with syringe full of sedatives, is inflexible about Katie remaining at home.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors accused Gerhardt Konig of trying to kill his wife by attempting to inject her with a mysterious syringe and shove her off a cliff.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in 2014 with a syringe in his arm and a lethal combination of heroin, cocaine, benzodiazepines and amphetamine in his system.
—Jack Hannah, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for syringe
needle
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The back-to-back deals offer one of the clearest signals yet that Abel is prepared to put Berkshire’s enormous balance sheet to work after years of criticism that the company had become too cautious and was struggling to find opportunities large enough to move the needle.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
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So instead of experimenting with potentially dangerous sleep-optimization practices or wasting time on hacks that don’t move the needle, try leaning into what sleep experts have been saying for years — practice good sleep hygiene.—
Sharon Brandwein,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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“Syringe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syringe. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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