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as in to disinfect
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as in to romanticize
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Recent Examples of sanitize
Educate honestly and risk professional consequences, or sanitize instruction at the expense of students’ understanding of the world around them.
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Debbi Hixon, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2026
People should also clean and sanitize any surfaces and containers the product touched.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 15 Jan. 2026
The leakage meant the facility was unable to sanitize utensils and equipment sufficiently.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
january 14, Sacbee.com, 14 Jan. 2026
To sanitize the mop, soak it in equal parts bleach and water for 15 minutes.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
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Debbi Hixon, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2026
People should also clean and sanitize any surfaces and containers the product touched.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 15 Jan. 2026
The leakage meant the facility was unable to sanitize utensils and equipment sufficiently.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
january 14, Sacbee.com, 14 Jan. 2026
To sanitize the mop, soak it in equal parts bleach and water for 15 minutes.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanitize
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They are designed to disinfect quickly and cut through grease with very little effort.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2026
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To disinfect a hand massager, wipe clean with a solution that is free of harsh chemicals such as alcohol or bleach.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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After the cowboys’ home had yellowed to memory, illustrators such as Frederic Remington set about romanticizing the Westerner, a process vigorously seized upon by the chieftains of Hollywood.—
Miles Beller,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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There is nothing romanticized about the pain her characters experience.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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After receiving a settlement from his insurance company, Minds used the funds to decontaminate and fix his house.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Minds used his settlement not only to decontaminate but also to harden his home.—
Rina Nakano,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
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But Shiffrin rarely sugarcoats her feelings.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
10 Feb. 2026
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There is no way to sugarcoat the awfulness of those months of anxiety.—
Kate Callen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Unless a Nest user subscribes to a service that allows for quick access to review footage recorded on a device, Google routinely purges the footage rather than retain it indefinitely, said Stacey Higginbotham, a policy fellow at Consumer Reports who specializes in cybersecurity issues.—
Safiyah Riddle,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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From 2016 to 2019, around 4,000 judges in Turkey were purged and replaced with far less experienced judges who are supporters of Erdoğan.—
Kaya Genç,
The Dial,
3 Feb. 2026
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By late month, career responsibilities intensify, requiring you to define a realistic path forward instead of idealizing outcomes.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
3 Feb. 2026
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Yet many Venezuelans idealize this period.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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But all of those religions are teaching us how to purify our minds and become a good person in our society.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
8 Feb. 2026
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On the nuclear issue, a key point of contention remains Iran’s demand to enrich uranium – a nuclear fuel that can be used to make a bomb if purified to high levels – which the US and its allies reject.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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French wine and spirits exports have slipped from being traditionally France’s second-largest export sector to third, behind aerospace and cosmetics, as trade tensions intensified.—
Reuters 9 hr ago,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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This causes the outer layers of the star to expand and cool, evolving into a red giant, while the interior of the core heats up, intensifying the rate of fusion within it.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Sanitize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanitize. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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