decontaminating

present participle of decontaminate

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  • Speaking of which, after Cashman finishes eating and steps back out into the cold, a few of the Lions Tap employees are sweeping the floors and talking.
    Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Those could include sweeping new tariffs on foreign goods and more tax cuts, policies economists warn could reignite inflation.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Decontaminating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decontaminating. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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