sterile
Example Sentences
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Behind the glass of a sterile room, two employees in full protective suits could be seen extracting an insulin component from a large vat to send a test sample to a customer.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
The ’70s were punk, the ’80s were wild, and the ’90s by comparison felt sterile and corporatized, like we were all J.Crew bots, quoting Friends and drinking Starbucks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
Nearly three hours, the length of a feature film, shot in a sterile diplomatic holding area at Ben Gurion Airport.
From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026
Reality, however, isn’t as sterile as today’s popular fiction.
From Salon • Feb. 6, 2026
A Chilean scientist has pointed out that malaria-carrying mosquitoes persist in his country in spite of insecticide treatment; the release of sterile males might then provide the final blow needed to eliminate this population.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.