decontaminating

present participle of decontaminate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for decontaminating
Verb
  • Plus, Greene points out that deep cleaning your cabinets is the best way to keep them organized!
    Heather Bien, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
  • After a rabies exposure, people should seek immediate preventative medical care, known as post-exposure prophylaxis, which involves thoroughly cleaning the wound and receiving a rabies vaccination.
    Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Maddie hides her binging and purging from Deena and Jake, lying about being pregnant to distract her husband from what’s really going on.
    Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
  • His machinations were getting no coverage to speak of, but even at that early stage, Vrabel — Volin noted — was purging the Patriots roster of players connected to his predecessors, one-year head coach Jerod Mayo and before that, legendary head coach Bill Belichick.
    Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Another cold front sweeping down from Canada will drop already moderate temperatures 10-20 degrees across parts of the Midwest this week before its grip spreads across the Northeast, forecasters say.
    John Bacon, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The Joe Gibbs Racing driver reigns as champion of the Cup Series’ crown jewel at Darlington Raceway once again, sweeping the stages, leading 309 of 367 laps and holding off Tyler Reddick to tame one of the sport’s toughest races Sunday.
    Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Decontaminating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decontaminating. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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