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as in to disinfect
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as in to romanticize
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Recent Examples of sanitize
Baby bottle sterilizers use steam to ensure your bottles are completely sanitized.
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Olivia Campbell, Parents, 24 June 2025
Collaborating is either ghost writing or co-writing a book where the central figure has final say, a way of sanitizing the text.
—Brendan O’Meara 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Specifically speaking, the toilet seat and flush handle are harboring germs and bacteria that need to be sanitized with the help of a disinfectant wipe.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 22 June 2025
The building has been cleaned and sanitized since the massacre nine years ago, but bullet holes still dot the inside walls.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2025
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Olivia Campbell, Parents, 24 June 2025
Collaborating is either ghost writing or co-writing a book where the central figure has final say, a way of sanitizing the text.
—Brendan O’Meara 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Specifically speaking, the toilet seat and flush handle are harboring germs and bacteria that need to be sanitized with the help of a disinfectant wipe.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 22 June 2025
The building has been cleaned and sanitized since the massacre nine years ago, but bullet holes still dot the inside walls.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanitize
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Sharp explains that disinfecting them will help kill bacteria and germs that could be on the bristles.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
13 June 2025
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Just a couple of spritzes disinfect her hands without drying them out, thanks to moisturizing ingredients like niacinamide and centella asiatica.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
2 May 2025
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Though fictional, the series romanticizes a not-so-distant past in which creatives wowed enterprise organizations with the fruits of their fertile imaginations.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Wes has romanticized the literary arts for almost his whole career.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2025
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Patterson warns that people should not touch bats and should be sure to decontaminate after visiting bat habitat to avoid spreading it.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
27 June 2025
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Also, the robots will need to be decontaminated, and nobody is going to want to have to deal with some sort of special, gentle, robot-friendly decontamination procedure.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
13 Nov. 2014
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Johnson, who has been perhaps the most vocal critic of the emerging package, did not sugarcoat his feelings after emerging from a meeting of the Senate GOP conference held to brief members on the bill.—
Al Weaver,
The Hill,
17 June 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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Meissner had previously participated in the deliberations of the committee's work group as an outside adviser, before Kennedy purged its voting members.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
26 June 2025
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The Trump administration has leaned heavily on Title IX in its effort to purge sports of transgender women and girls, but attorneys and experts on the 1972 civil rights law say its latest move will disproportionately affect girls who are not transgender.—
Brooke Migdon,
The Hill,
14 June 2025
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Goodness knows, with the help of costume designer Nanette Acosta, and whoever did her hair and makeup, Anderson transforms into something of a brainy, idealized 1940s Hollywood or Broadway ingenue.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 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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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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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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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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“Sanitize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanitize. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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