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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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The trend has become the latest example of people online romanticizing a different time as a form of escapism.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
19 Jan. 2026 -
Though winter brings shorter days and frosty weather, a trip to the slopes has a way of romanticizing the season.—
Mecca Pryor,
Essence,
8 Jan. 2026
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Back in Texas, five days of purging await.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
12 Jan. 2026
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Maduro complemented the repressive apparatus by purging institutions of anyone who dared dissent.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
3 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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There’s no use sugarcoating it—MGP has hit a bit of a rough patch over the past year.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
14 Dec. 2025
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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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There’s no wishful thinking that our society will stop idealizing appearance, but framing and intrinsic motivation matter.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
8 Oct. 2025
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There’s a fine line between being crystal clear and idealizing a situation.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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Crews continue to work in the crash site around Grade Lane, just south of Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, hauling away contaminated soil, purifying water and repairing roadways.—
Stephanie Stremplewski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
14 Jan. 2026
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For example, those that change the cooling solution or solvent, which is typically used in the process of separating and purifying nuclear materials.—
Tasmin Lockwood,
CNBC,
6 Dec. 2025
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Behind the headline lies a rapidly intensifying battle over how the world's 300 million stablecoin users will actually spend their digital dollars.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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As confrontations with federal officers over their massive immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota showed no signs of stopping Wednesday, legal battles over the surge and the local response were also intensifying.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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Pull everything out and give your pantry a thorough cleaning, scrubbing down shelves and washing bins and baskets.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
10 Jan. 2026
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But trust us, the answer is not scrubbing harder.—
Petra Guglielmetti,
Glamour,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Sanitizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanitizing. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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