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
The Congresswoman was approached by a man with a syringe on Tuesday afternoon during a Town Hall meeting in Minneapolis.
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Callum Sutherland, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
This syringe was later revealed to contain apple cider vinegar.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 29 Jan. 2026
Video of the incident shows a man spraying an unidentified substance at Omar from a syringe.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Video of the incident shown on C-SPAN appears to show a man, whom police later identified as Kazmierczak, jump up and run toward Omar and spray her shirt with a syringe containing an unknown but foul-smelling substance.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
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Callum Sutherland, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
This syringe was later revealed to contain apple cider vinegar.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 29 Jan. 2026
Video of the incident shows a man spraying an unidentified substance at Omar from a syringe.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Video of the incident shown on C-SPAN appears to show a man, whom police later identified as Kazmierczak, jump up and run toward Omar and spray her shirt with a syringe containing an unknown but foul-smelling substance.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for syringe
needle
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Its Julnâr is full of texture and subtle layers, mixing champagne with sea lettuce, honey, celery, and vodka infused with pine needles.—
Chadner Navarro,
Vogue,
10 Feb. 2026
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Put the cutting in a jar or vase of water, making sure to keep the needles above the water line.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Syringe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syringe. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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