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Recent Examples of sensitize
The district is investing nearly $400,000 of taxpayer money in efforts to sensitize students and staff to hurtful discrimination.
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Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
The next step was to sensitize the plate in a darkroom by dipping it in silver nitrate.
—Anika Burgess
july 17, Literary Hub, 17 July 2025
Some research has shown blueberry extract can help sensitize cancer cells to the effects of radiation treatment.
—Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 23 Apr. 2025
Key Ingredients: Vitamin C, carnosine Best For: Sensitive or sensitized skin
Dosage: 3-5 drops in the morning
Size: 1 fl. oz.
—Deanna Pai, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025
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Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
The next step was to sensitize the plate in a darkroom by dipping it in silver nitrate.
—Anika Burgess
july 17, Literary Hub, 17 July 2025
Some research has shown blueberry extract can help sensitize cancer cells to the effects of radiation treatment.
—Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 23 Apr. 2025
Key Ingredients: Vitamin C, carnosine Best For: Sensitive or sensitized skin
Dosage: 3-5 drops in the morning
Size: 1 fl. oz.
—Deanna Pai, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sensitize
soften
Verb
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Indoor plants soften hard edges, brighten dim corners, and bring a bit of the outdoors inside.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2026
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And, companies with higher all-in sustaining costs are far more vulnerable if silver prices soften again.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Sensitize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sensitize. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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