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
Compost Deodorizer Baking soda can deodorize our fridge, so why not use it on a stinky compost pile?
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 May 2025
When the cat enters the box, their weight is displayed on the front, and the app logs every time it was used, for how long, when the cleaning cycle begins, ends, and when the deodorizing spray was emitted.
—Molly Higgins, Wired News, 9 May 2025
Lemon or Vinegar Cleaning Method Acids like lemon or vinegar help to deodorize and disinfect wood cutting boards.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Mar. 2025
Steam cleaner to deodorize, sanitize, and reduce allergens.
—Joe Difazio, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 May 2025
When the cat enters the box, their weight is displayed on the front, and the app logs every time it was used, for how long, when the cleaning cycle begins, ends, and when the deodorizing spray was emitted.
—Molly Higgins, Wired News, 9 May 2025
Lemon or Vinegar Cleaning Method Acids like lemon or vinegar help to deodorize and disinfect wood cutting boards.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Mar. 2025
Steam cleaner to deodorize, sanitize, and reduce allergens.
—Joe Difazio, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deodorize
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None of that, however, excuses the silly and juvenile behavior of the Assembly’s majority Democrats last week when the chamber took up a resolution commemorating Pride month.—
Mark Barabak,
Mercury News,
3 July 2025
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Students who cannot get to school and have bus stops are on a list provided by district officials can get absences excused Thursday and Friday.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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Another royal source explained that layoffs were inevitable for the former royal family members.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
13 July 2025
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The woman explained the extensive interviewing process as well as her concerns with pursuing the opportunity on the community forum Mumsnet.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
13 July 2025
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If the Tripadvisor business was the company’s only segment, this valuation could be justified.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
12 July 2025
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What event could possibly justify closing a major highway for days on end?—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
12 July 2025
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Radiation can also be used to palliate painful bone metastases, as well as chemotherapy.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
1 Oct. 2024
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Radiation can also be used to palliate painful bone metastases, as well as chemotherapy.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
1 Oct. 2024
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Finch, who has lived in the neighborhood for 20 years, first as a renter and later as the owner of a unit in a brownstone, sought to bring out the industrial history buried under all that bland, whitewashed drywall.—
Wendy Goodman,
Curbed,
1 July 2025
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Notably, there has been no effort to whitewash the native Hawaiian characters either through their visual or spoken characteristics (Carrere and Jason Scott Lee, who plays Nani’s surfer friend David, actually hail from the Aloha State).—
Michael Rechtshaffen,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2025
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Democratic politicos are scrambling to explain away the results or find palliative measures.—
Paul du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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If Hollywood is to be believed, life as a Catholic priest at the turn of the 20th century involved spending 75 percent of your time sitting in your office while people brought troubled women to you and asked you to determine if all of their problems could be explained away by demonic possession.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
4 June 2025
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“Deodorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deodorize. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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