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to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses
the propaganda film attempts to deodorize the dictator's history of human rights abuses
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Recent Examples of deodorize
Take Out the Trash Taking out the trash sounds easy enough, but to really deodorize after the mess is gone, Mock suggests an additional step.
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024
With this deodorizing spray, your dog will stay fresh even after an adventurous time.
—Micaela Arnett, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2024
Alternatively, test out the viral lemon hack, which follows a similar process but adds a deodorizing benefit.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2024
Pet owners will also appreciate the machine’s ability to deodorize and clean up pet messes.
—Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 13 July 2024
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024
With this deodorizing spray, your dog will stay fresh even after an adventurous time.
—Micaela Arnett, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2024
Alternatively, test out the viral lemon hack, which follows a similar process but adds a deodorizing benefit.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2024
Pet owners will also appreciate the machine’s ability to deodorize and clean up pet messes.
—Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 13 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for deodorize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deodorize
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The Baltimore Ravens excused wide receiver Diontae Johnson from team activities this week.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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This isn’t to suggest that Say Nothing should have endorsed or excused the PIRA’s retaliatory actions.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
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Williams explained the goal on the final play, a fourth-and-10 prayer that went unanswered, one that fell into the arms of Seahawks cornerback Riq Woolen, ending Williams’ streak of passes without a pick at 353, the fourth longest in NFL history.Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Bird noise gives way to a low drone, which then multiplies, creating a harmonic buzz—a chorus of leaf blowers, Bachman explains, similar to the models used to clear fire lines and recorded years earlier at a landscaping job.Brendan Fitzgerald, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
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The film, led by Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult and Lily-Rose Depp, cost roughly $50 million to produce and will rely on staying power through the holidays to justify its budget.Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 25 Dec. 2024
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What Happens Next Despite the drop, the interplay between consumer confidence, spending and economic policy will shape the coming months, and the early days of Trump's presidency will likely play a pivotal role in determining whether previous upbeat expectations are justified.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Radiation can also be used to palliate painful bone metastases, as well as chemotherapy.Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 1 Oct. 2024
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Senior-home avatars who are designed to palliate dementia patients in their darkest days.Longreads, Longreads, 12 Apr. 2024
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But Amnesty has completely disregarded this, instead absolving and whitewashing the heinous actions of Hamas.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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In keeping with the tranquil atmosphere, the interiors are light and uncluttered: beadboard, whitewashed walls with wooden beams and stone accents, and gauzy curtains that drift on the wind.Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
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The historical echoes are not easily explained away.Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Dec. 2024
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There can be no scapegoating of a position group as was the case explaining away the ugly 2023 performance.Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Deodorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deodorize. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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