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as in to disinfect
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as in to romanticize
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Recent Examples of sanitize
Instead, this dishwasher came up tiny on sanitizing, measuring only 15 parts per million.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
According to the statement, the shop took a number of actions in response to the closures, including firing the store’s manager for negligence and professionally sanitizing and deep cleaning the facility.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2025
After the successes of the civil rights movement, many people and institutions have sanitized this reality.
— Made By History, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
By now most people have a rough idea of how the bulk of recycled polyester is made: PET bottles are collected, sanitized and any labels and remaining caps separated out.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 4 Apr. 2025
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
According to the statement, the shop took a number of actions in response to the closures, including firing the store’s manager for negligence and professionally sanitizing and deep cleaning the facility.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2025
After the successes of the civil rights movement, many people and institutions have sanitized this reality.
— Made By History, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
By now most people have a rough idea of how the bulk of recycled polyester is made: PET bottles are collected, sanitized and any labels and remaining caps separated out.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanitize
Verb
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Sinks need to be scrubbed, disinfected, and sanitized each week.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2025
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Regular cleaning: Clean and disinfect all humidifier parts at least once every three days.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
11 Apr. 2025
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Apocalypse Now might fit into that Truffaut problem that sometimes is identified with war films, which is that cinema likes to romanticize and seduce.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2025
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Unlike other shows about the elite, The White Lotus doesn't romanticize luxury.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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Solano County officials last fall enacted similar restrictions at Lake Berryessa, barring boats from the Delta unless they are quarantined or decontaminated.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Then on Wednesday, sheriff’s officials sent an urgent message to patrol cars, saying the Altadena air had become so toxic after days of wildfires that deputies should wear masks on the job and decontaminate their uniforms before stepping foot in their homes.—
Keri Blakinger,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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On the one hand, neither Molly’s oncologist (drolly and sweetly played by Succession alum David Rasche) nor the show itself attempts to sugarcoat the nature of this kind of cancer.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2025
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And there is only so much Mr. Rubio can do to sugarcoat Mr. Trump’s agenda, which is driven by a view that Europe economically exploits the United States, is culturally out of sync with the values of Mr. Trump’s political movement and must do business with Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin.—
Michael Crowley,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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Lynch also expressed gratitude for so many players showing up, a month after the 49ers purged their roster with nearly 20 players landing on teams elsewhere.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Trump has made colleges and universities a prime target of his second administration, going after their federal funding, seeking to purge diversity programs and seeking to deport an unknown number of international students.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
18 Apr. 2025
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Only idealized systems that involve infinity—an infinitely long tape, an infinitely extensive grid of particles, an infinitely divisible space for placing pinballs and rubber ducks—can be truly undecidable.—
Charlie Wood,
Wired News,
6 Apr. 2025
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And these heroes, slightly idealized but by no means infallible versions of the ones who exist in real hospitals, keep showing up, shift after endless shift, to keep pushing that rock up the hill.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
11 Apr. 2025
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These brands typically use processes like reverse osmosis or distillation to purify their water, effectively removing fluoride.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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In her right hand, the female figure holds laurel leaves, which Roman priestesses and priests once used to purify spaces.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
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Patterson’s departure likely will intensify UM’s efforts to find a starting caliber safety in the portal.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2025
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In this context of uncertainty, competition intensifies on entry and middle market watches.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Sanitize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanitize. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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