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as in to disinfect
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as in to romanticize
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Recent Examples of sanitize
Scrub it with baking soda and dish soap, then sanitize with a disinfectant.
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ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Find a water source—and sanitize it, if necessary.
—Kristen Geil, Outside, 24 Feb. 2026
And always sanitize your hands after leaving or hold the door handle with paper and throw it away.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
Besides washing your vase in between use, sanitize your flower snips or pruners in between uses as well and watch the water quality in your vase, replacing it every couple of days with fresh, cool, water.
—Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Find a water source—and sanitize it, if necessary.
—Kristen Geil, Outside, 24 Feb. 2026
And always sanitize your hands after leaving or hold the door handle with paper and throw it away.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
Besides washing your vase in between use, sanitize your flower snips or pruners in between uses as well and watch the water quality in your vase, replacing it every couple of days with fresh, cool, water.
—Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanitize
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Retailers and restaurants are also being encouraged to clean and disinfect the containers that once held the raw seafood.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2026
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That included failing to properly disinfect the units before using them and failing to isolate the equipment from the operating rooms during the surgeries.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
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In the fight to save Wikie and Keijo, the idea of a sanctuary is the enemy of the existing marine park — both options are still captivity, yet one is romanticized and one vilified — and more importantly one form is a fantasy, the other a reality.—
Valerie Greene,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
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While the rest of the world romanticizes drifting in Japan, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has had its fill of smoky skids.—
Caleb Jacobs,
The Drive,
4 Mar. 2026
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Penny and Ghazarian hired their own industrial hygienist, who concluded the property needed to be decontaminated of heavy metals and other combustion by-products.—
Tony Saavedra,
Daily News,
5 Mar. 2026
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The sheriff's office says first responders were decontaminated at the hospital.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Fernández didn’t sugarcoat the standard.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Bluey tells compelling stories of emotional intelligence and regulation in a way that doesn’t feel sugarcoated and is hopeful rather than escapist.—
Miranda Rake,
Parents,
19 Feb. 2026
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Call this Green Bay South, and buckle up for the uncomfortable ride of purging the roster for draft picks because everything of value will likely be sold off, shipped away if the right offer is made.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
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Haugh lets out the occasional wince, twitch and groan as Patterson kneads knotted muscles and purges lactic acid build-up so Florida’s leading scorer and ironman can continue to shoulder his heavy workload.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2026
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California Adventure, at its most idealized, stood for more than an assortment of film properties.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Many love songs idealize; here, John Prine and Iris DeMent sweetly rattle off a list of each other’s endearing imperfections.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
13 Feb. 2026
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In a nutshell, wastewater recycling works by first physically filtering the water, then subjecting it to reverse osmosis, and finally purifying it with ultraviolet light.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
25 Feb. 2026
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Fears washed away, cleanse and purify.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
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If so, that would intensify the competition between him and last year's portal addition Jordan Shaw, as the duo aims to replace Tyreek Chappell after his eligibility expires.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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The sun, wind, noise, boat vibration and motion can intensify the effects of alcohol and drugs which can quickly impair coordination, judgment and reaction time.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Sanitize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanitize. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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