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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
Verb
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Boynton was one of the few that went to the property each day last week removing cats, cleaning and disinfecting the trailer.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2025
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Read the product label carefully to determine if a particular product is formulated to kill germs or disinfect surfaces.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
25 Mar. 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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By purging federal workers and canceling federal contracts, Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency risks wiping out jobs inside the government and out.—
Paul Wiseman,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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Over the next year, Smolny purged dozens of professors, including one who was fired for joining an anti-war protest.—
Anastasiia Vorozhtsova,
The Atlantic,
2 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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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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Since then, Israel has announced a plan to intensify its war on Gaza.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
9 May 2025
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“Sanitize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanitize. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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