as in needle
a slender hollow instrument by which material is put into or taken from the body through the skin
the syringe the nurse was leveling at my arm looked to me to be at least 10 inches long
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Key Ingredients: Hydrogen peroxide Type: Hydrogen peroxide gel syringe, LED whitening mouthpiece
Number of Treatments Included: N/A
How to Use: Apply a thin line of gel to the top and bottom of the tray, then insert it into your mouth.
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Iman Balagam, Vogue, 13 Apr. 2025
Carbamide peroxide Type: Carbamide peroxide gel syringe, LED whitening mouthpiece
Number of Treatments Included: 20
How to Use: After brushing your teeth and charging the LED whitening light, apply a thin line of gel to the top and bottom of the tray.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 13 Apr. 2025
The device can be inserted with a catheter or syringe.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
When Fisk later has Con Ed pull the plug on the whole damn city, in the first moments of mayhem Buck slips into Matt’s hospital room with a syringe, only to find the bed empty.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 15 Apr. 2025
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Iman Balagam, Vogue, 13 Apr. 2025
Carbamide peroxide Type: Carbamide peroxide gel syringe, LED whitening mouthpiece
Number of Treatments Included: 20
How to Use: After brushing your teeth and charging the LED whitening light, apply a thin line of gel to the top and bottom of the tray.
—Iman Balagam, Vogue, 13 Apr. 2025
The device can be inserted with a catheter or syringe.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
When Fisk later has Con Ed pull the plug on the whole damn city, in the first moments of mayhem Buck slips into Matt’s hospital room with a syringe, only to find the bed empty.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for syringe
needle
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Key Takeaways The Asian needle ant is a small, brownish ant that is often seen wandering alone.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
22 May 2025
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Is that tied to the scene in the movie where Alpha draws a constellation on her uncle’s arm, connecting his needle marks?—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
22 May 2025
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“Syringe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syringe. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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