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as in to disinfect
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as in to romanticize
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Recent Examples of sanitize
Add these high-touch surfaces to your spring cleaning list so they are sanitized and your kitchen looks its best.
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Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, steam only needs water heated to a high temperature to loosen up dirt and grime, plus sanitize surfaces.
—Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 3 Apr. 2025
Employees lacked food safety knowledge, including how to wash, rinse and sanitize the meat bandsaw.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
Food-contact surfaces must be effectively washed, rinsed and sanitized.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, steam only needs water heated to a high temperature to loosen up dirt and grime, plus sanitize surfaces.
—Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 3 Apr. 2025
Employees lacked food safety knowledge, including how to wash, rinse and sanitize the meat bandsaw.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
Food-contact surfaces must be effectively washed, rinsed and sanitized.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanitize
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At this strength, hydrogen peroxide is used as a bleaching agent to professionally whiten teeth, clean produce, purify livestock water, and disinfect household surfaces.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
12 May 2025
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If there’s rodent residue, don’t bother to clean it out, just install a new one or have a mechanic perform this task and insure that surrounding areas, including the blower motor and housing, are likewise cleaned out and disinfected as a precaution.—
Jim Gorzelany,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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In fact, everything has always really romanticized it.—
Sara Belcher,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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Forever doesn’t romanticize the teens’ initial attempts to consummate their relationship, and instead chooses to depict those early encounters in all their halting and awkward glory.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
8 May 2025
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Items worn in floodwaters should not be worn inside the home and should be decontaminated and washed, authorities said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The problem is exacerbated when healthcare workers turn to procedures to decontaminate and reuse masks, such as baking or boiling, UV light towers, even large fumigation machines, all of which can extinguish a mask’s electrostatic charge.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
14 Sep. 2020
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And stop sugarcoating economic malaise as the cure America needs.—
Noah Rothman,
National Review,
2 May 2025
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As Mars and the North Node harmonize, don’t sugarcoat your message.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2025
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Since then, the pair hasn’t been seen together and Yung Miami’s Instagram account has been purged to only include posts that reflect on her upcoming album.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2025
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Last December, however, Netflix purged most of its interactive content — including Puss in Book — with only a handful of titles remaining.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
9 May 2025
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The ‘Pedestal Problem’ Being idealized to a certain extent can feel validating, especially when a partner admires your kindness, intelligence or other meaningful qualities.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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For more than a decade, cutting down on meat and other animal products has been idealized as a healthier, more ethical way to eat.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
24 Mar. 2025
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The raunchy yet romantic track invites Jhené Aiko, who purifies the air and floats above with her celestial vocals while Durk taps into his more melodic side.—
Christopher Claxton,
Billboard,
25 Mar. 2025
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The Kurama Fire Festival, held annually on Oct. 22 in Kyoto, is a Shinto ritual where large torches are carried through the streets to ward off evil and purify the land.—
Ronald S. Green,
The Conversation,
24 Mar. 2025
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Since then, Israel has announced a plan to intensify its war on Gaza.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
9 May 2025
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At the same time, customer acquisition costs are climbing, lifetime value is shrinking and the competitive landscape is intensifying.—
Amit Jhawar,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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“Sanitize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanitize. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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