as in to sanitize
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Recent Examples of disinfect
Spino likes to add vinegar to her soaking mixture to make sure brushes are fully disinfected.
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Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 10 June 2025
Consumers should also wash and disinfect any surfaces that came in contact with the eggs.
—CBS News, 7 June 2025
Stony coral tissue loss disease can be spread by fish that eat coral, as well as by boaters and divers who do not disinfect their gear.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2025
Trainers disinfect open wounds and put numbing cream around horns to minimize pain.
—Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 7 June 2025
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Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 10 June 2025
Consumers should also wash and disinfect any surfaces that came in contact with the eggs.
—CBS News, 7 June 2025
Stony coral tissue loss disease can be spread by fish that eat coral, as well as by boaters and divers who do not disinfect their gear.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2025
Trainers disinfect open wounds and put numbing cream around horns to minimize pain.
—Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinfect
Verb
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Once you’re done, toss the towel or sheet into the wash on hot water to sanitize it.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 June 2025
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Plush toys and squeezy bath toys may be impossible to sanitize, so skip bringing those home.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
29 June 2025
Verb
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Patterson warns that people should not touch bats and should be sure to decontaminate after visiting bat habitat to avoid spreading it.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
27 June 2025
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Also, the robots will need to be decontaminated, and nobody is going to want to have to deal with some sort of special, gentle, robot-friendly decontamination procedure.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
13 Nov. 2014
Verb
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Similar in neo-Gothic style, but purified in form and detail.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Defenseless Christians in Nigeria and Syria have recently been attacked by extremists intent on purifying those lands for Islam.—
Nina Shea,
National Review,
30 June 2025
Verb
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Some racks can be left inside the oven during a self-clean cycle and wiped clean after the cycle completes.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
29 June 2025
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For example, if your smartphone with a digital wallet is lost, the device can be remotely wiped and the payment function deactivated.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Meissner had previously participated in the deliberations of the committee's work group as an outside adviser, before Kennedy purged its voting members.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
26 June 2025
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The Trump administration has leaned heavily on Title IX in its effort to purge sports of transgender women and girls, but attorneys and experts on the 1972 civil rights law say its latest move will disproportionately affect girls who are not transgender.—
Brooke Migdon,
The Hill,
14 June 2025
Verb
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Pull out the shelves and bins, and get ready to scrub them down.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
30 June 2025
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Their band page has been scrubbed from the agency’s website.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
30 June 2025
Verb
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Does cleaning your cleaning supplies seem overkill?—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
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The brush head is designed to clean hard-to-reach areas, helping to prevent gingivitis and cavities.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
Verb
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Blowing air and rinsing with water and alcohol, dropped it further to 87 particles per liter.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
5 July 2025
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When the berries are done soaking, gently rinse them with water.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
4 July 2025
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“Disinfect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinfect. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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