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as in to disinfect
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as in to romanticize
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Recent Examples of sanitize
Countertops can become quite dirty over time if they're not regularly sanitized, and the same goes for cutting boards—even your fancy antimicrobial one!
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Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2025
Someone rinsed a pot, filled it with water and beans and didn’t take the sanitizing step.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Inspectors measured two sanitizer solutions below the minimum amount considered effective for sanitizing.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2025
While boiling can be an effective way to sanitize the dishcloth, avoid over-relying on this cleaning method.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Jan. 2025
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Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2025
Someone rinsed a pot, filled it with water and beans and didn’t take the sanitizing step.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Inspectors measured two sanitizer solutions below the minimum amount considered effective for sanitizing.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2025
While boiling can be an effective way to sanitize the dishcloth, avoid over-relying on this cleaning method.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanitize
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So either keep everybody else out of there or commit to disinfecting high-touch surfaces regularly.—
Amy Panos,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Feb. 2025
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Regularly disinfecting commonly touched surfaces like doorknobs, faucet handles, and on/off light switches helps reduce viral transmission.7 Promote air circulation and ventilation: Ensuring good airflow in indoor spaces reduces the concentration of airborne viruses.—
Christopher Bergland,
Verywell Health,
13 Jan. 2025
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Mobsters like Capone and Moran have been romanticized in popular culture, and the still-unsolved crime has invited amateur sleuths to study up.—
Sarah Holzmann,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
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And this film is about the 1950s, which is an era that the conservative agenda in this country especially really romanticizes.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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Then on Wednesday, sheriff’s officials sent an urgent message to patrol cars, saying the Altadena air had become so toxic after days of wildfires that deputies should wear masks on the job and decontaminate their uniforms before stepping foot in their homes.—
Keri Blakinger,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Once contaminated, food cannot be decontaminated, posing risks to human health.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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Don’t spin the news; don’t sugarcoat the tough parts—and do celebrate their efforts in making change happen.—
Elizabeth Baskin,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Commendably, neither the movie nor the actor sugarcoat the abrasiveness of a creative genius whose insensitivity toward people close to him often stands in stark contrast to the humanity in his songs.—
Kimberly Nordyke,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Jan. 2025
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Though many of these have now been restored, thousands of pages were purged of references to gender and diversity initiatives, for example, and others including the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) website remain down.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
19 Feb. 2025
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Multiple prosecutors in his office who worked on those cases were purged in the opening days of the Trump administration.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2025
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The Ethereal Worlds of Maxfield Parrish, features 25 original works of art that blend idealized realism with lush landscapes and figures that evoke both a romantic and fantastical sense of beauty.—
Kari Barnett,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Feb. 2025
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The great irony is that by avoiding them altogether and idealizing relationships entirely free of friction, people may be denying themselves opportunities to grow and strengthen their connections.—
Allie Volpe,
Vox,
15 Jan. 2025
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The Pure Water project is intended to make the upgrades unnecessary because sewage from the plant will be purified at a new Miramar plant just east of Interstate 805, then stored in Lake Miramar reservoir near Interstate 15 and later piped to homes and businesses as potable water.—
Gary Warth,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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This liquid may be filtered or chemically purified before being dehydrated to obtain the salts—though not to the extent to which table salt is refined.35 Sea salt is harvested from seawater through natural evaporation processes driven by the sun and wind.—
Lauren O'Connor, MS,
Health,
18 Feb. 2025
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Those conversations intensified this week with interviews in Indianapolis, as teams do their due diligence.—
Kevin Fishbain,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Following the injury, his determination intensified.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Sanitize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanitize. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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