disinfected

past tense of disinfect

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinfected
Verb
  • Afterward, the animals were decontaminated and bathed, and those who experienced the most inhalation are being supervised at a veterinary clinic, Halverson said.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Less pure sand can be purified by methods such as acid washing or magnetic separation.
    Aki Ishida, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
  • This innovation purified the Ohio River water so well that the number of deaths from typhoid fever declined by 60% in 1909.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This suggests that snow leopards have purged bad mutations within their population periodically over time, which eliminated potential disadvantageous impacts from historic inbreeding and allowed populations to remain healthy despite small numbers, according to the paper.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Over the next decade, hundreds more stars and other key players in the entertainment industry were fired, purged and blacklisted in what became known as the blacklist era.
    Kathy M. Newman, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Unable to reach a deal, the media company’s content, including channels Univision and UniMás, have gone dark on the pay-TV platform, with content being scrubbed from subscribers’ libraries.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Your glasses' nose pads can accumulate hidden grime and should be scrubbed regularly to maintain hygiene.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Your Shower Head Your shower head should be deep cleaned once every other month.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The former reportedly stabbed Lambert to death, and the three men then cleaned the crime scene and left to bury Lambert's body.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • It's rinsed, dried, and placed in a roasting pan.
    Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Once rinsed with water, skin remains soft and smooth.
    Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Sparked by outside hitter Norah Schweitzer, Westford Academy swept Dual County League opponent Concord-Carlisle, 3-0.
    Kristina Banahan, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The Dodgers, swept by the Milwaukee Brewers in the regular season series, are poised to reverse that with one more swipe of the broom on Friday night.
    Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • According to the sheriff's office, soybeans were also carefully vacuumed out from around the man.
    Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Last year, while our house was being vacuumed by a housekeeper, Butch bit her on her calf.
    Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
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