sterilizing

present participle of sterilize

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Verb
  • Gorman, however, said she is not swayed by claims of environmental stewardship, pointing to the irony of altering Mars’ atmosphere to better suit humans.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Equivalent to a cosmic gateway, eclipse portals mark the two-week window where fate accelerates, timelines shift and life-altering events begin to unfold at lightning speed.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • More government investment in affordable spaying and neutering services, in shelter resources and in strengthening enforcement of breeding laws would help curb the population of pets that need homes, said Judie Mancuso, founder of Social Compassion in Legislation.
    Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Fostering, volunteering, donating and spaying/neutering pets are crucial to managing the kitten population.
    Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Replit just launched Agent 3, their most autonomous agent yet, capable of testing and fixing code, building custom agents, and automating complex workflows across tasks.
    Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Dead zones in your house can be frustrating, especially when streaming or gaming, but the TP-Link RE715X does a solid job fixing that.
    Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Sterilizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sterilizing. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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