pasteurizing

verb

present participle of pasteurize
as in cleaning

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pasteurizing
  1. cleaning
  2. refining
  3. filtering
  4. distilling
  5. purging
  6. cleansing
  7. flushing
  8. purifying
Verb
  • Christina Monde, Pasadena’s city project manager for the Arroyo Seco project, attributed some of the opposition to misconceptions, such as that Pasadena is cleaning the water in order to irrigate a golf course.
    — Mack Baysinger Follow, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026
  • Any small scraps left behind after cleaning can also cause sparks during cooking.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 July 2026
Definition of cleaning
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  • From tailored button-downs to cargo pants and jumpsuits, Aniston proves that repeating versatile basics and refining your personal uniform is the key to mastering quiet luxury style.
    — Samantha Sutton, InStyle, 22 July 2026
  • Finance chiefs spend months refining the narrative, sharpening the metrics, and testing the waters with institutional investors to gauge whether the investment case will hold up once the market opens.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 22 July 2026
Definition of refining
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  • Your liver is responsible for breaking down toxins and filtering them out of the body, essentially detoxifying you from harmful substances and chemicals.
    — Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 22 July 2026
  • Of course your brain will start aggressively filtering things.
    — Kelly Samuel, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of filtering
Verb
  • Of’s Frans bloomers, made to order from deadstock European fabric; mosaic Murano glasses, created using the Italian millefiori technique—each glass is one of one, distilling centuries of craft into a singular vessel.
    — ALEX EAGLE, Vogue, 26 July 2026
  • Some experts dispute that Moonshot's new Kimi K3 could have been built primarily by distilling Anthropic's Fable, which has not been public for long.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Definition of distilling
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  • When purging categories was proposed during that period, it was met with fierce resistance from the Writers branch, as well as WGA.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 17 July 2026
  • That’s the upshot of purging most expensive veterans and investing in draft picks, as the Dolphins have.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
Definition of purging
Verb
  • Try cleansing windows, mirrors and floors with a water-vinegar solution.
    — Dr. Lauren Zajac, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026
  • Naturally, there’s a spa too, specializing in hammam rituals that include a foam massage and hair cleansing to wash out that Bosphorus brine.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 1 July 2026
Definition of cleansing
Verb
  • This includes a walk-in shower, with a flushing toilet and a vanity sink, plus a small laundry nook with shelving, a washer/dryer, and a pull-out cart for clothes storage.
    — Adam Williams July 22, New Atlas, 22 July 2026
  • The boom is lifting the value of farmland, driving up the cost of construction employment, and flushing huge sums to water and electrical utilities.
    — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
Definition of flushing
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  • Potential applications include purifying pyrolysis oil produced from waste plastics, recovering industrial solvents used in battery manufacturing, pharmaceutical purification, and biofuel production.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 June 2026
  • The Dyson Purifier Cool Gen1 TP10 is another HEPA purifying tower fan featuring 350-degree oscillation, 10 fan modes, and Air Multiplier Technology.
    — Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 23 June 2026
Definition of purifying
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