as in to sanitize
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Recent Examples of disinfect
Treatment involves removing the larvae and disinfecting the wound.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2025
Martin dips Reba’s udders in a solution to disinfect them.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025
Some medical equipment that is loaned out also needs to be disinfected and cleaned, Bartelt said.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
While the spray is made to use to kill acne-causing bacteria, cult followers also swear by spraying it on cars, planes, trains or even pillow cases to disinfect while on-the-go without having to use a harsh sanitizer.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2025
Martin dips Reba’s udders in a solution to disinfect them.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025
Some medical equipment that is loaned out also needs to be disinfected and cleaned, Bartelt said.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
While the spray is made to use to kill acne-causing bacteria, cult followers also swear by spraying it on cars, planes, trains or even pillow cases to disinfect while on-the-go without having to use a harsh sanitizer.
—Emily Burns, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinfect
Verb
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Wiping down the handle to your dishwasher is a simple task to do every day to sanitize the surface while cleaning the bottom tray can be done weekly or monthly whenever particles are visible.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
3 Nov. 2025
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Steam cleaning The heat from the steamer can deodorize, sanitize and reduce allergens around your home.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Radiation protection personnel allegedly responded to the incident quickly, pulling the worker from the water and decontaminating him safely.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Workers have complained of chemical burns from the waste material generated by the tunneling process, and firefighters must decontaminate their equipment after conducting rescues from the project sites.—
Anjeanette Damon,
ProPublica,
10 Oct. 2025
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Berenter said people have become more familiar with the concept of purifying sewage — and much more trusting of the science behind it — since San Diego first floated the idea two decades ago.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Like the process of purifying reuse water, the desalination process is more expensive than the typical methods of treating non-brackish groundwater for consumption.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Grab a fresh cloth and dip it in clean water to wipe the countertops again.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
29 Oct. 2025
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Afterward, wipe it away with a cloth or gently lift stubborn residue with a plastic scraper.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Oct. 2025
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Ross needs to lean into purging this franchise of its mediocre ways, which has turned a generation of South Florida fans away from football.—
Omar Kelly
October 31,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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Studios en masse suspended all of its first look and overall arrangements with writers, and the studios used the opportunity to purge from its ranks some of the expensive ones with talent that weren’t actually resulting in any shows.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And then there's the dish brush, which scrubs away grease and grime with less effort.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
29 Oct. 2025
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Machitar finally took the boots, picked up a cotton swab and started scrubbing.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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They can be scheduled to clean specific rooms at set times.—
Kelsey Mulvey,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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In the Dominican Republic, an adult died after having been sucked in a sewer while trying to clean it, the deputy director of the country's emergency agency, Julian Garcia, told NBC News.—
Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Turn the drain on to let the blade cut the ice and have the baking soda run through the system before rinsing the drain with cold water.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
3 Nov. 2025
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When the wafer is rinsed, these clumps redeposit onto the surface, causing the defects.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Disinfect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinfect. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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