hypodermic syringes

noun

plural of hypodermic syringe
as in needles
a slender hollow instrument by which material is put into or taken from the body through the skin the nurse filled a different hypodermic syringe for each injection

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  1. needles
  2. hypodermic needles
Noun
  • Track three scuttles atop a bed of pine needles and broken eggshells, a nervous, almost dubsteppy rhythm haloed in Four Tet’s characteristic bell tones.
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 18 July 2026
  • The dense evergreen cover provides shelter, the soft needles nesting material, and the seed-bearing cones give food for a variety of bird species.
    — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2026
Definition of needles
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  • For the avid gardener in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC, stepping out the front door in the summer meant being assaulted by hordes of those flying hypodermic needles, ready to bore into her skin and leave itchy welts – and sometimes serious infections like malaria or Zika – behind.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
  • Some fans injected vodka into oranges with hypodermic needles.
    — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
Definition of hypodermic needles
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“Hypodermic syringes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypodermic%20syringes. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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