as in to excuse
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
Check the Mattress and Bed Examine your mattress and bed for any issues before guests arrive and vacuum and deodorize your mattress with baking soda.
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Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2024
Wiping your fridge interiors down with a concoction of vinegar and water naturally deodorizes the appliance and helps lift the smell of anything funky wafting into the room.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024
Lemon juice can also work well for deodorizing and cutting through grime.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2024
The tablets work to clean and deodorize your toilet with every flush.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2023
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Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2024
Wiping your fridge interiors down with a concoction of vinegar and water naturally deodorizes the appliance and helps lift the smell of anything funky wafting into the room.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024
Lemon juice can also work well for deodorizing and cutting through grime.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2024
The tablets work to clean and deodorize your toilet with every flush.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deodorize
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LaFleur suggests excusing yourself to go to the bathroom.—
Theresa Tamkins,
SELF,
21 Feb. 2025
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Adams was excused from appearing at future proceedings.—
April Rubin,
Axios,
21 Feb. 2025
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Fact check: Post misrepresents satirical petition as $1 trillion offer for California Heusgen debunked the claim in the Facebook post in a Feb. 17 X post, explaining that his show of emotion was related to his retirement as chairman, not Vance's statements.—
Hannah Hudnall,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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The Huskies are 341st nationally and worst amongst all high-major teams in defensive foul rate, per KenPom, which also explains why their opponents have attempted the third-most free throws of any high-major team (behind only Ohio State and Boston College).—
CJ Moore,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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The message is clear that he is justified in his actions and need not observe the law.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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Realizing the extent of losses from the Palisades and Eaton fires, perhaps the cost of greater water delivery capacity would now be justified.—
Harvey Levine,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 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 today’s newsletter, how Donald Trump’s pick to lead the F.B.I. whitewashed the J6ers’ political violence.—
Ian Crouch,
The New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2025
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Port Isaac Port Isaac is a charming fishing village known for its narrow winding streets, tiny art galleries, pottery shops, and whitewashed cottages overlooking its harbor, known locally as the Platt.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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This opaqueness isn’t a flaw — if anything, more movies should resist explaining away the mysteries, however small, of their characters.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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This season, injuries explained away the rough start.—
Eric Koreen,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Deodorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deodorize. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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