as in to distill
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Recent Examples of pasteurize
Most brands of jarred garlic pasteurize the product to kill any potentially harmful bacteria.
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2026
When shopping for goat milk, there are raw or pasteurized options.
—Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 30 Dec. 2025
The planet’s heat could be used to pasteurize milk or heat dorm rooms or light up a baseball stadium for a night game.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2025
While some studies have shown benefits of consuming raw milk, the CDC says only pasteurized dairy products should be consumed, especially for vulnerable demographics: Children under 5 years old, pregnant women, people age 65 and older and those with weakened immune systems.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2026
When shopping for goat milk, there are raw or pasteurized options.
—Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 30 Dec. 2025
The planet’s heat could be used to pasteurize milk or heat dorm rooms or light up a baseball stadium for a night game.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2025
While some studies have shown benefits of consuming raw milk, the CDC says only pasteurized dairy products should be consumed, especially for vulnerable demographics: Children under 5 years old, pregnant women, people age 65 and older and those with weakened immune systems.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pasteurize
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Robert Bresson, in seeking the essence of sin and grace in the slightest gesture, largely eschewed professionals in order to distill performance to embodiment.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
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While the bourbon at Middleburg Barrel Company is Kentucky-distilled, every cask is sourced and hand selected before it is blended, aged, and bottled at the Middleburg headquarters.—
Katie Riley,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2026
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Fears washed away, cleanse and purify.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
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In the biblical sense, the refiner’s fire not only destroys, but purifies the slate clean for novel growth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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To clean light soot buildup, Silva-Nash recommends using a quality glass cleaner paired with a microfiber cloth to sufficiently restore clarity.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2026
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Teens can give back to their community and earn service time on Tuesday night by helping to spring clean the library.—
Melissa Grzybowski,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
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The sheriff's office says first responders were decontaminated at the hospital.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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After receiving a settlement from his insurance company, Minds used the funds to decontaminate and fix his house.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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The sulfuric acid is recovered and can be circulated back upstream to leach more brine from the raw feed material.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 Feb. 2026
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The rest is dormant until stress, pregnancy, lactation or other events like aging prompt it to leach out and recirculate in the body, causing issues like heart disease.—
Suzanne King,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2026
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Mid-century touches, rich colors, and layered textures warm the space, along with natural sunlight that filters through the room, and the air conditioning is a welcome relief from the island heat.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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Light that ultimately reaches the lunar surface is filtered through Earth's atmosphere, creating a grey color.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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Small fixes prevent messes as information-gathering Mercury turns retrograde in your 6th House of Wellness, nudging you to refine routines and rest your body and mind.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
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The idea to package and refine existing technologies in a way users will pay for is a smart one — Computer is the kind of product that the tech industry has been talking about for the last year but hasn’t yet been developed in a way that lives up to the hype.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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Liu Zhenli was in charge of the Joint Staff Department before he was purged.—
Jennifer Jett,
NBC news,
25 Feb. 2026
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Heaters were deployed to keep the Orion capsule on top of the rocket warm, while rocket-purging systems were adapted to the cold.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Pasteurize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pasteurize. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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