decontaminated

past tense of decontaminate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for decontaminated
Verb
  • Once cleaned, the canal is filled with a rubber-like material and sealed to prevent reinfection.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Brass door handles can be cleaned with soap and water as mentioned above.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After the shooting, the school was placed in a lockdown and officials swept the campus.
    Alex Stone, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
  • That’s more exciting to me than last year, when James swept the fiction categories, with even the Pulitzer board overriding their fiction judges to award the big prize to Percival Everett’s novel.
    Maris Kreizman, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Many coup backers are simply demoted or purged from the government without facing trial or execution.
    Joe Wright, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Violence and vitriol must be purged from the public square.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Decontaminated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decontaminated. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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