HYPODERMIC NEEDLE Synonyms: 5 Similar Words

hypodermic needle

noun

Definition of hypodermic needle

as in needle

a slender hollow instrument by which material is put into or taken from the body through the skin doesn't mind getting shots as long as he doesn't catch sight of the hypodermic needle

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Recent Examples of hypodermic needle The company sells 35 billion devices a year ranging from hypodermic needles to advanced monitoring platforms. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026 Earlier last week, Miller was arrested after a traffic stop reportedly discovered crystal methamphetamine in both rock form and liquefied into a hypodermic needle inside his vehicle. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2024 How the Process Works Since it is now generally accepted that the hypodermic needle model does not accurately represent how the vast majority of media messages are processed by individuals, other explanations for virality have since emerged. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026 For the avid gardener in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC, stepping out the front door in the summer meant being assaulted by hordes of those flying hypodermic needles, ready to bore into her skin and leave itchy welts – and sometimes serious infections like malaria or Zika – behind. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for hypodermic needle

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How an audience discovers that needle in the haystack requires research rigor requiring access to a multiplicity of data streams.

— Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
From shabby apartments to art experiments to filthy needles—with echoes of Patti Smith and Rebecca Makkai—Adler conjures an era of sorrow borne by too many, too young.

— Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026

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