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
Knocking and getting no reply, my 84-year-old grandmother kicked open the door, found my sister unresponsive with a syringe in her hand and called 911.
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Frances Dodds Samantha Desz Krish Seenivasan Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Photos show the tiny kitten drinking milk from a syringe and resting on plush blankets.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
Two were arrested in Metz when one was caught with a syringe and a woman who reported being stabbed recognized the second man.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 24 June 2025
However, in Cambrai, a girl who had reported being pricked with a syringe actually had only been scratched in a crowd, La Voix du Nord reported.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 23 June 2025
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Frances Dodds Samantha Desz Krish Seenivasan Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Photos show the tiny kitten drinking milk from a syringe and resting on plush blankets.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
Two were arrested in Metz when one was caught with a syringe and a woman who reported being stabbed recognized the second man.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 24 June 2025
However, in Cambrai, a girl who had reported being pricked with a syringe actually had only been scratched in a crowd, La Voix du Nord reported.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for syringe
needle
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McIntosh and Sonus faber McIntosh, famous for its retro-look meters, which feature blue screens and physical needles.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
27 July 2025
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Another strong possibility is that there isn’t a needle in the haystack to begin with.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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“Syringe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syringe. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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