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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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The new release of Four Grain was distilled in 2015 and aged for a decade, which is a bit younger than past releases.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
27 May 2026
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Adambaraa is its flagship single malt, made from Indian barley grown in the Himalayas and distilled in copper pot stills.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The chefs worked together for several hours, first to sterilize the onggi over heated charcoal topped with a small amount of honey, which fumigate and purify the vessels.—
Andrea Strong,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 May 2026
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Moringa trees have been used to purify water for millennia, with evidence of their use by ancient Greeks, Romans and Egyptians, said Adriano Gonçalves dos Reis, a study author and a professor at the Institute of Science and Technology of São Paulo State University.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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One of its findings was that those countries that prioritized transitioning to clean energy alongside electrification and efficiency saved some $260 billion in fossil fuel import costs last year, with savings expected to grow substantially this year.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
29 May 2026
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Approximately $310 million will support cleaning efforts of buses, trains, facilities, stations and stops.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
29 May 2026
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The bodies must be decontaminated before being taken to the corner’s office, local authorities said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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More than a dozen first responders were quarantined and decontaminated after responding to the scene.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 May 2026
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That’s because the process starts by heating the mineral to roughly 1,000° C to disrupt its compact structure, after which sulfuric acid is used to leach out the lithium.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2026
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Black Walnut Trees Black walnut trees leach a chemical called juglone into the surrounding soil.—
Gemma Johnstone,
The Spruce,
21 May 2026
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These are often filtered out and simply dumped as waste.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
24 May 2026
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However, the lack of filtering, context, and vetting can cause bad information to go viral.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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In expanding the possibilities of seemingly familiar materials, pieces pair the rough with the refined, the crystalline with the hand-hewn and the organic with the streamlined.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
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Hyaluronic acid floods skin with hydration, squalane supports the skin barrier, and niacinamide smooths and refines the look of pores.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
27 May 2026
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According to Kornfield, among the documents purged was a news release about a man who went to the Capitol with bear spray and is still facing an ongoing child solicitation case.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
24 May 2026
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Meanwhile, as the Pentagon purged Anthropic’s model from its computers, the National Security Agency installed it in its classified networks.—
Sam Liccardo,
Washington Post,
22 May 2026
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“Pasteurize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pasteurize. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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