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Recent Examples of sterilize
Also, be sure to sterilize pruners used to make the cuts between palms.
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
Her foundation helped fund a plan with the mayor of Bucharest in Romania to sterilize hundreds of thousands of stray dogs in the city, as an alternative to extermination.
—Veronique Greenwood, Time, 28 Dec. 2025
Choose clear plant propagation jars, vases, or bottles, and sterilize the containers with a 10% bleach solution to keep your cuttings healthy.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025
Avoid overhead watering and sterilize pruning equipment between use.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2025
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
Her foundation helped fund a plan with the mayor of Bucharest in Romania to sterilize hundreds of thousands of stray dogs in the city, as an alternative to extermination.
—Veronique Greenwood, Time, 28 Dec. 2025
Choose clear plant propagation jars, vases, or bottles, and sterilize the containers with a 10% bleach solution to keep your cuttings healthy.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025
Avoid overhead watering and sterilize pruning equipment between use.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sterilize
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When charging what appeared to be personal transactions to CapRadio, Reina altered internal records so that the charges appeared to be legitimate to the business, Bustamante said.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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An ownership change has the potential to alter how the team operates in those areas and many others.—
Dianna Russini,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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The puppy, neutered after his appearance, is ready for adoption.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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But, the panel said, no other measures would work – not relocating the coyotes, not spaying or neutering them, not even killing them.—
Anita Gosch,
Oc Register,
19 Jan. 2026
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There was a serial castrator on the Upper West Side who would take kids, lead ’m into Central Park, castrate them, and then murder them.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2026
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Set in the Italian opera world of the 1700s, Rice’s novel tells the not-for-the-squeamish story of two male soprano singers who were castrated as boys in order to maintain their high voices.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
12 Nov. 2025
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In the political sphere—an arena that’s increasingly entangled with social media—figures such as Elon Musk decry empathy as an emasculating plague.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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Jordan continues yapping about being emasculated and being less of a man for staying with his wife.—
Olivia Crandall,
Vulture,
13 Nov. 2025
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But Culp's promise to fix the bill in the Senate was enough to squeeze the bill through.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
3 Feb. 2026
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Best to add to the budget some hundreds of millions of dollars to fix mistakes.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Sterilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sterilize. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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