sanitized

verb

past tense of sanitize
1
as in disinfected

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2
as in romanticized

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanitized
  1. purged
  2. romanticized
  3. purified
  4. idealized
  5. decontaminated
  6. sugarcoated
  7. scrubbed
  8. heightened
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  • Nassar is one of more than 20,000 individuals whose names were recently purged from the Michigan State Police database.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Voting rights experts have expressed concern that misuse of the data could lead to legitimate voters being purged from rolls.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
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  • Okay, maybe that’s a bit romanticized, but that’s what this trip is all about.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The 1930 release included contributions from Warren and Ransom among others who would later distance themselves from a racist and romanticized view of the rural South held by many agrarians.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of romanticized
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  • But what if the water and nutrients could be purified from whey permeate and used for other purposes?
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Once hydrogen is flowing from the ground, how will the gas be purified?
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Aug. 2026
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  • Adrià describes a world filtered through adolescence, where people, places and situations can appear idealized, magical or unsettling.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
  • In these photographs, the maternal body enters spaces designed around seduction, aspiration, and idealized femininity without renouncing any of them.
    — Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026
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  • Those exhibiting suspicious symptoms had samples taken and sent to a laboratory for analysis, the ministry said on Saturday, adding that the vessel was also decontaminated.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The wire seals certify a vessel had either been decontaminated and inspected for invasive species or was last launched in the Lake Tahoe basin, agency officials said in a news release.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 June 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
  • For its part, Housewives has sugarcoated neither Gay’s clashes with the Mormon Church and subsequent estrangement from some friends and family members, nor the painful excommunication of her castmate and cousin Whitney Rose.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 12 Nov. 2025
Definition of sugarcoated
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  • Social media posts linking to the story have also been scrubbed from the internet.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Surfaces were scrubbed down, while dishes were washed and categorized into what Voraotsady had brought and what belonged to OK YAKI.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of scrubbed
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  • The problem of longevity possesses philosophical and practical contradictions, now heightened by the gradual disappearance of artists of Serra’s generation and the uncertain posthumous legacy of their work.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Poland’s prime minister warns Russia may target countries supporting Ukraine with hybrid attacks, while new drone explosions have heightened local fears.
    — Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of heightened
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“Sanitized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanitized. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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