sterilizing

verb

present participle of sterilize
as in altering

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  1. altering
  2. neutering
  3. castrating
  4. fixing
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  • Both approaches aim to convey more information quickly, but only paraphrasing involves altering existing language.
    — Ethan Stone, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The neutron data not only confirmed the earlier X-ray findings but also revealed new evidence without altering the ancient specimen.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of altering
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  • If fully enacted, the cuts would amount to as much as 30% of PTS’s budget, and strip almost all operational funding from TaiwanPlus, thereby neutering the broadcaster.
    — Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • And rather than trying to be, in my view, kind of smart about how to build up a Lebanese government for the purpose of disarming and neutering Hezbollah, which is definitely in Israel’s interest, Israel has been engaged in this bombardment of Lebanon.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 17 June 2026
Definition of neutering
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  • Under colonial rule hijras were accused of acting as male prostitutes and of kidnapping and castrating children to grow their community.
    — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
Definition of castrating
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  • And just to take a step back, legumes are this incredible family of plants in nature that form nodules that are full of something called rhizobia, which are nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Expanding the pipeline without fixing the workplace is like pouring water into a bucket with a hole in it.
    — Lynne S. Moronski, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of fixing
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