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
Baking soda: This can be used to deodorize, remove stains, and clean surfaces.
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Joe Difazio, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
Garbage disposal: Pour some down the drain with baking soda to help deodorize and cut grease.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
This is applied inside the bowl itself and helps to deodorize and clean the bowl with every flush.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
The lavender-scented repairing heel balm taps vegan squalane, organic virgin olive oil and macadamia and jojoba oils to deodorize and repair.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Joe Difazio, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
Garbage disposal: Pour some down the drain with baking soda to help deodorize and cut grease.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
This is applied inside the bowl itself and helps to deodorize and clean the bowl with every flush.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
The lavender-scented repairing heel balm taps vegan squalane, organic virgin olive oil and macadamia and jojoba oils to deodorize and repair.
—Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deodorize
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Cook County Judge Angela Petrone ordered the juror, who appeared to recover, excused and subbed in one of the alternates.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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Without excusing Weinstein’s thuggish qualities for a second, Evans was never the physical caricature of the studio exec.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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As de Lara explains to Tanner, each Greek temple’s visual experience was different.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 May 2025
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The farm announced via Facebook that its oldest alligator died on Sunday, explaining that Morris lived at the park for 19 years.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
14 May 2025
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Some were concerned the data was being used to justify efforts to combat climate change, although the rising cost of weather disasters is due to more than just global warming.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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This would effectively challenge pharmaceutical companies to justify their pricing to America, leading to equitable pricing.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
Verb
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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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The moss brings a splash of color that maintains a sophisticated and minimalist quality, while keeping a space from becoming whitewashed.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
14 May 2025
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Qatar, where women have to get permission from their male guardians to do things like go to college, and where a non-zero number of their nationals have been sanctioned by our government for their ties to ISIS and Qaeda terror financing, has been trying to whitewash its reputation for a while.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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Given there were parent chaperones on the trip, students figured this would be hard to explain away, even for Green.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
3 May 2025
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The tremors can be so muffled and distant that people continually adapt, explaining away the anomalies.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Deodorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deodorize. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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