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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
There are multiple buttons and settings to change out your trash bag, change out the litter, deodorize the litter box, level the litter and more.
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Lauryn Jiles, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
There are also a few gems that clearly paint Holland as a dedicated animal owner, like a nose and paw balm, a deodorizing spray and a combing brush for dogs.
—Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 19 Feb. 2025
What’s on the inside counts, too: The talc-free powder is formulated with tapioca starch for oil absorption, tsubaki seed oil to soothe and hydrate the scalp, and persimmon powder to deodorize the hair.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 27 Jan. 2025
What is the best way to clean and deodorize a dishwasher?
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 15 Jan. 2025
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Lauryn Jiles, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
There are also a few gems that clearly paint Holland as a dedicated animal owner, like a nose and paw balm, a deodorizing spray and a combing brush for dogs.
—Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 19 Feb. 2025
What’s on the inside counts, too: The talc-free powder is formulated with tapioca starch for oil absorption, tsubaki seed oil to soothe and hydrate the scalp, and persimmon powder to deodorize the hair.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 27 Jan. 2025
What is the best way to clean and deodorize a dishwasher?
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deodorize
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None of which excuses a failure to search such sagas for good ideas that might be repurposed today.—
Bill Fischer,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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This year, 2025, has been positioned as the Great Reset — the first period without any asterisks to excuse the industry’s lack of recovery.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2025
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This gets at a much bigger issue: This production fails to justify or explain why this is a one-person show or what is gained by this choice.—
Christian Lewis,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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New research helps explain why and how horses have an athletic advantage.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
27 Mar. 2025
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Ukraine’s General Staff denied the allegations, saying in a statement Wednesday that Russia’s claims were part of a broader disinformation campaign aimed at justifying continued hostilities.—
Illia Novikov and Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Investors have to balance whether an investment can be justified on the fundamentals of the asset or if distress itself is just one symptom of larger, more existential issues.—
Arman Harutyunyan,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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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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In the novel, Brontë implies that Heathcliff is nonwhite, and fans have described Elordi's casting as whitewashing.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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Traditional towns feature cobblestone streets, whitewashed buildings, azulejo tiles, red pantiles, and lacework chimney pots.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Experts say the shopping list will be difficult for the defense to explain away, especially based on the timing and the specific details about what Kohberger was allegedly looking at.—
Michael Ruiz,
Fox News,
21 Mar. 2025
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But poor casting was only half of it — Charles Walters' 1955 adaptation unfortunately reimagines the heroine as an irascible antisocial brat with delusions of grandeur, all explained away by bizarre contemporary psychoanalysis provided in voice-over.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Deodorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deodorize. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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