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Adjective
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Recently, 26 previously unknown bacterial species were discovered in NASA clean rooms — some of the most sterile places humanity has built, designed to prevent spacecraft from carrying unwanted microbes to other planetary bodies.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
21 May 2025 -
Why does every waiting room look like some sterile IKEA?—
Shep Hyken,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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These altered cells can then form masses, or tumors.—
Addy Bink,
The Hill,
18 May 2025
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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 3 Jun. 2025.
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