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as in disinfecting
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as in romanticizing
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanitizing
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British live-fire cook Genevieve Taylor didn’t start out romanticizing cooking over an open flame, with visions of industry cred or Michelin stars dancing in her head.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
30 Mar. 2026 -
Herzog depicts the bushmen who aid Boyes as dignified, diligent and intelligent without romanticizing them while capturing the rugged beauty of the African landscape.—
Stuart Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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And even those veterans could be traded in this rebuilding climate, where the Dolphins are seemingly purging bloated salaries, and traded away players who have value — such as receiver Jaylen Waddle and safety Minkah Fitzpatrick - for draft picks.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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Order 1 dissolved the ruling Baath Party and removed all senior party members from their government positions, purging the administrative class that ran its ministries, hospitals and schools.—
Farah N. Jan,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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KitKat is not sugarcoating its quest to find thousands of missing chocolates after thieves targeted the candy bar maker.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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There is no sugarcoating the depth of disagreement between public health and MAHA over some life-and-death interventions such as vaccines.—
Tom W. Johnson,
STAT,
26 Jan. 2026
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Among our responsibilities was decontaminating people and equipment after exposure to hazardous materials.—
Jennifer N. Pritzker,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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Radiation protection personnel allegedly responded to the incident quickly, pulling the worker from the water and decontaminating him safely.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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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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Neptune can blur boundaries, so be mindful of overcommitting or idealizing people who have not shown consistency yet.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
25 Jan. 2026
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Without needing batteries or wires, the Moso Natural air-purifying bag attracts particles out of the air like a magnet, and continuously works to remove odors and harmful pollutants from your home, filled with just one powerful ingredient -- moso bamboo charcoal.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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In a nutshell, wastewater recycling works by first physically filtering the water, then subjecting it to reverse osmosis, and finally purifying it with ultraviolet light.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
25 Feb. 2026
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Regulatory pressures are intensifying, Larson noted, with shifting requirements and a changing geopolitical backdrop making compliance a moving target.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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As multinational drugmakers flood China in search of deals, competition is intensifying, and valuations are rising sharply, according to VCs and other observers.—
Brian Yang,
STAT,
31 Mar. 2026
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The SwitchBot Air Purifier Table did a good job of scrubbing the air in my tests.—
John R. Delaney,
PC Magazine,
2 Apr. 2026
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Soapy water is her go-to for scrubbing away greasy gunk.—
Lori Keong,
Architectural Digest,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Sanitizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanitizing. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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