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sterilized

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verb

past tense of sterilize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sterilized
Adjective
  • The rest of the film largely unfolds in sterile, windowless courtrooms as the terms of the clearly unethical (if apparently standard) agreement are reexamined, and the pressures of the trial strain the young couple’s relationship.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 28 May 2025
  • This means that any lander to set down, even briefly, on one of these moons would have to be completely sterile.
    Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 May 2025
Adjective
  • These altered cells can then form masses, or tumors.
    Addy Bink, The Hill, 18 May 2025
  • His inner turmoil, and the altered presence of Bert, don’t get the same sense of detail.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Sterilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sterilized. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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