as in to excuse
to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses
the propaganda film attempts to deodorize the dictator's history of human rights abuses
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Recent Examples of deodorize
Baking soda and vinegar offer an eco-friendly way to clear and deodorize drains.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
30 May 2026
Gentle, deodorizing ear wipes that remove dirt and wax to help prevent itching, odor and infections between vet visits.
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Kasey Caminiti,
USA Today,
25 May 2026
The distinction lies in the difference between cleaning, disinfecting, and deodorizing.
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Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 May 2026
Therefore, they are heated, neutralized, bleached, and deodorized to improve the flavor.
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Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn,
Health,
16 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for deodorize
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
30 May 2026
Gentle, deodorizing ear wipes that remove dirt and wax to help prevent itching, odor and infections between vet visits.
—
Kasey Caminiti,
USA Today,
25 May 2026
The distinction lies in the difference between cleaning, disinfecting, and deodorizing.
—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 May 2026
Therefore, they are heated, neutralized, bleached, and deodorized to improve the flavor.
—
Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn,
Health,
16 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for deodorize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deodorize
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Demings uses the go-to excuse that state legislation bans using the TDT on local projects.
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She’s been canceled, kidnapped, and bamboozled, happy to tell anyone who’ll listen, and who’ll excuse her typos.
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Faith, hope drive Venezuelan community's response The day the earthquakes struck was a holiday in Venezuela, which may explain why many families were at home when the disaster occurred, while some children were visiting friends or relatives.
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Maybe that explains her chaotic behavior when the crew goes out later that night.
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Wall Street is increasingly punishing Big Tech companies for spending on AI without profits to justify it.
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Thus far, Meta was only monetizing AI through its advertising, which is a great business but can be cyclical and was not enough to justify using all its cash flow.
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Radiation can also be used to palliate painful bone metastases, as well as chemotherapy.
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Senior-home avatars who are designed to palliate dementia patients in their darkest days.
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And as much as people wanna whitewash it, that’s part of the history too.
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Burns, who is Black, also pushed back on criticisms that the state’s new Black history curriculum whitewashes the history of slavery and oppression in America.
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These subtle shifts are easy to explain away and even easier to ignore.
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However, in the months after giving birth to her daughter, Cust began noticing symptoms that felt unusual, but easy to explain away as postpartum exhaustion.
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“Deodorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deodorize. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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