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antiseptic

[an-tuh-sep-tik] / ˌæn təˈsɛp tɪk /




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He’s about to schlep through a 162-game season with them: plane trips, batting practice, 1 a.m. room service steak dinners in antiseptic luxury hotels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Mark Joseph Stern: It sounds antiseptic, but it’s absolutely atrocious.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026

Kulumbegashvili’s realist style — the writer-director filmed actual births — emphasizes antiseptic hospital hallways and the cold procedural quality of Nina’s work.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2025

They were all the same: tube lights flickering, the air thick with the stench of decay and antiseptic.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2025

The air smells of something sharp and antiseptic.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins




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