as in to sanitize
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Recent Examples of disinfect
Clean and disinfect all parts of the home impacted by flood waters.
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Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
To disinfect the drum of a front-loading washing machine, add two cups of hydrogen peroxide and run an empty load on the clean cycle.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 13 June 2025
Sharp explains that disinfecting them will help kill bacteria and germs that could be on the bristles.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 13 June 2025
Just a couple of spritzes disinfect her hands without drying them out, thanks to moisturizing ingredients like niacinamide and centella asiatica.
—Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2025
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Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
To disinfect the drum of a front-loading washing machine, add two cups of hydrogen peroxide and run an empty load on the clean cycle.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 13 June 2025
Sharp explains that disinfecting them will help kill bacteria and germs that could be on the bristles.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 13 June 2025
Just a couple of spritzes disinfect her hands without drying them out, thanks to moisturizing ingredients like niacinamide and centella asiatica.
—Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinfect
Verb
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Contractors will remove all of the carpet, sanitize the space, and replace the flooring with a solid surface that can easily be cleaned and sanitized, Boyd said.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 July 2025
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Salgado's work denounced human rights abuses, environmental devastation, social inequality, and the ruthless greed of industry, forcing mainstream attention on issues too often ignored or sanitized.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
Verb
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Patterson warns that people should not touch bats and should be sure to decontaminate after visiting bat habitat to avoid spreading it.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
27 June 2025
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Also, the robots will need to be decontaminated, and nobody is going to want to have to deal with some sort of special, gentle, robot-friendly decontamination procedure.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
13 Nov. 2014
Verb
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LifeStraw purifies 1,000 gallons, improves taste, and is 50% off.—
Parker Hall,
Wired News,
11 July 2025
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When one is whirling, there is purifying of the heart, and a vortex is being created that allows the possibility for divine inspiration of healing and renewal to enter and spread.—
Austin American Statesman,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Verb
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Go over everything with a clean rag dipped in your soapy solution, wiping every surface.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
25 July 2025
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Hogan apologized, but the WWE had already decided to terminate his contract and effectively wipe him from the sport, removing references to him from their website, pulling merchandise, and even yanking him from the WWE Hall of Fame.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
24 July 2025
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During a May 19 town hall meeting with NIH staff members, Jay Bhattacharya, the institute’s new director, equivocated when asked about funding cuts for research into improving the health of racial and ethnic minorities — cuts made under the guise of purging DEI from the government.—
Rachana Pradhan,
CNN Money,
8 July 2025
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All 12 seasons and 264 episodes of MSW were purged from Peacock this morning, despite the fact that the series is owned and distributed by Universal Television, sibling studio to the streamer.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
1 July 2025
Verb
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Organizations now expect chain-of-thought traces, scrubbed for secrets but rich enough for auditors.—
Josh Scriven,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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And efforts to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion programs coincide with government agencies scrubbing mentions of trans people from their websites.—
Calista Oetama,
Sacbee.com,
11 July 2025
Verb
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When treated as a strategic initiative, data migration becomes an opportunity to clean house, eliminate legacy inefficiencies and set the foundation for better analytics, automation and compliance.—
Shiv Kaushik,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Failing to clean dirty clothing or fabrics gives larvae an ideal food source.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
30 July 2025
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If stung, experts recommend rinsing the area with seawater (not fresh water), removing any tentacles with a gloved hand or tweezers, and seeking medical attention if symptoms worsen.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
30 July 2025
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After rinsing your rag, wipe in the opposite direction.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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“Disinfect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinfect. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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