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as in disinfecting
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as in romanticizing
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanitizing
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But there is a difference between telling the full story and romanticizing those who would do Americans harm.—
Julian Baron,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Mar. 2026 -
No more romanticizing what the core looks like in 148 minutes together.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 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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Order 1 dissolved the ruling Baath Party and removed all senior party members from their government positions, purging the administrative class that ran its ministries, hospitals and schools.—
Farah N. Jan,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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There is no sugarcoating the depth of disagreement between public health and MAHA over some life-and-death interventions such as vaccines.—
Tom W. Johnson,
STAT,
26 Jan. 2026
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There’s no sugarcoating it—more intricate lace nail art can be tricky to nail (pun intended) for beginners.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
27 Dec. 2025
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Among our responsibilities was decontaminating people and equipment after exposure to hazardous materials.—
Jennifer N. Pritzker,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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Radiation protection personnel allegedly responded to the incident quickly, pulling the worker from the water and decontaminating him safely.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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By late month, career responsibilities intensify, requiring you to define a realistic path forward instead of idealizing outcomes.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
3 Feb. 2026
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Neptune can blur boundaries, so be mindful of overcommitting or idealizing people who have not shown consistency yet.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
25 Jan. 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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When taken together in the evening, extra virgin olive oil and fresh lemon juice are said to act synergistically to create a gently purifying antioxidant blend.—
Beatrice Zocchi,
Vogue,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Israeli military killed Iran’s intelligence minister, the latest senior Iranian figure to be assassinated in Israel’s intensifying campaign to destabilize the Islamic Republic.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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Competition in live sports is intensifying, however.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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Guardsmen are also carrying out civic duties like picking up trash, tending to landscaping and scrubbing graffiti.—
Steven Beynon,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The best way to apply this paste is either with your scrubbing applicator or a scraper to make sure there's an even application along the grout lines.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Sanitizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanitizing. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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