sensitize

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Recent Examples of sensitize Key Ingredients: Niacinamide, reishi mushroom, tranexamic acid Best For: Sensitive or sensitized skin Dosage: 1-3 pumps, morning and night Size: 1 fl. oz. Deanna Pai, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025 In short, our defense mechanisms fail to sensitize employees to the dangers of spam and scam messages—and as a result, do not improve overall cybersecurity. Kevin Korte, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025 These international initiatives aim to undermine homophobia by sensitizing the world to the fact that despite securing rights once thought to be unattainable, gay people remain among the world’s most vulnerable minorities, even in some of the world’s most liberal societies. Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 2 May 2017 The researchers relied on optogenetics, a sophisticated genetic tool that uses a laser to control neurons that have been sensitized to light. IEEE Spectrum, 27 Aug. 2014 See All Example Sentences for sensitize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sensitize
soften
Verb
  • All of these things can soften poop and move it through your system more smoothly—which helps keep those nearby blood vessels calm and cool.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 5 Sep. 2025
  • If a fence is involved, soften its lines with greenery.
    Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Sensitize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sensitize. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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