as in cleaned
to remove dirty or dangerous substances (such as radioactive material) from (a person, thing, place, etc.)
Special workers were called in to decontaminate the area after the oil spill.
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Recent Examples of decontaminated
Afterward, the animals were decontaminated and bathed, and those who experienced the most inhalation are being supervised at a veterinary clinic, Halverson said.
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Melina Khan, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decontaminated
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Considerations Before Getting Started While many upholstered chairs can be cleaned with water, others require special solvents or cleaning products.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 2025
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Fabrics are shredded, cleaned, and spun into new yarn.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Oct. 2025
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Sparked by outside hitter Norah Schweitzer, Westford Academy swept Dual County League opponent Concord-Carlisle, 3-0.—
Kristina Banahan,
Boston Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Dodgers, swept by the Milwaukee Brewers in the regular season series, are poised to reverse that with one more swipe of the broom on Friday night.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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Reuters — Two top Chinese military leaders have been expelled from the ruling Communist Party and the military on corruption charges, the country’s defense ministry said on Friday, the most senior officers to be purged in an anti-graft drive that began in 2023.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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This suggests that snow leopards have purged bad mutations within their population periodically over time, which eliminated potential disadvantageous impacts from historic inbreeding and allowed populations to remain healthy despite small numbers, according to the paper.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
8 Oct. 2025
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