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as in to disinfect
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as in to romanticize
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Recent Examples of sanitize
The Clorox Company recommends: For sanitizing: ½ cup of bleach for a standard washing machine or ¼ cup bleach for high efficiency washing machines.
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Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 26 May 2025
Wash or sanitize your hands again after transferring laundry from the washer to the dryer.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 May 2025
Its arrival betokened a more gentrified, sanitized Village — a place of $73 million townhouses and celebrity brunches.
—New York Times, 7 May 2025
The sanitizing case protects your toothbrush from picking up germs in your toiletry bag or the airplane sink.
—Alexandra Pereira, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2025
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Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 26 May 2025
Wash or sanitize your hands again after transferring laundry from the washer to the dryer.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 May 2025
Its arrival betokened a more gentrified, sanitized Village — a place of $73 million townhouses and celebrity brunches.
—New York Times, 7 May 2025
The sanitizing case protects your toothbrush from picking up germs in your toiletry bag or the airplane sink.
—Alexandra Pereira, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanitize
Verb
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Spino likes to add vinegar to her soaking mixture to make sure brushes are fully disinfected.—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
10 June 2025
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Consumers should also wash and disinfect any surfaces that came in contact with the eggs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 June 2025
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Both the Lolita book and film have been heavily criticized for decades for romanticizing pedophilia.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
17 June 2025
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People often romanticize the idea of passive income.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Two people were taken to the hospital and hundreds of employees at a medical technology company in North Canaan were decontaminated on Thursday when a suspicious package at the facility was found, prompting an investigation by state and federal authorities.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2025
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This fungal tenaciousness makes C. auris extremely difficult to decontaminate when found in busy hospitals, nursing homes and dialysis clinics.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
6 May 2025
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This Ride Isn’t Smooth There’s no way to sugarcoat it: Lululemon has experienced dramatic declines during market corrections.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Refusing to sugarcoat Tityrus’s experience of our fetid and worn-out world, Wiese uncovers the daily pathos and absurdities of contemporary life.—
Diana Arterian
June 5,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth purged some of Colby’s allies in a complicated internal political spat in April, and the person directly involved in some of the internal arguments said Hegseth tends to side with Kurilla in the arguments over the Middle East.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 June 2025
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Where companies once stored every piece of data indefinitely, there's now a clear need to purge outdated or irrelevant information.—
Rajnish Nath,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Ideas From Other Sectors Finding inspiration is always difficult, especially because, in my opinion, the most common mistake is falling in love with your own ideas, idealizing them.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons (1932) $9 As a response to the dreary despair of the Industrial Revolution and reflective works by the likes of Charles Dickens, British literature of the early 20th century idealized pastoral, rural life.—
Brian Boone,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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The ore is purified, dissolved in hot acid and converted into uranium hexafluoride (UF6), a gaseous compound.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Biogas’s new plant, called Hidden Hollow Energy, purifies the gas coming out of the landfill and turns it into fuel for buses, trucks and other large vehicles, Tryon said.—
Sarah Cutler
June 26,
Idaho Statesman,
26 June 2025
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Getty Images Cybercriminals have intensified their efforts to steal and sell online passwords, experts warn.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
26 June 2025
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Black women are often conditioned to prioritize others’ needs over their own, and this tendency may intensify during the summertime demands.—
Essence,
Essence,
26 June 2025
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“Sanitize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanitize. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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