as in excused
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 deodorized
Once dry, these kernels are pressed to extract the oil and then deodorized.
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 28 Aug. 2025
After finding the currency and reporting it, the crew cleaned and deodorized the bills and returned all of the loot to the homeowner.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
Sherri Gordon, Health, 28 Aug. 2025
After finding the currency and reporting it, the crew cleaned and deodorized the bills and returned all of the loot to the homeowner.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deodorized
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Metro Phoenix has the fourth-worst ozone levels in the country, but the federal government has excused the region from meeting stricter air quality standards, saying much of the pollution is beyond the state’s control.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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For example, Jewish women are excused from requirements such as fasting on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year, in order to prevent any potential harm to themselves or their fetus.—
Cara Berg Raunick,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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But defense attorneys argued the protests weren’t as peaceful as plaintiffs’ attorneys portrayed, that officers’ actions were justified, and that the individual officers named in the suit should be entitled to public official immunity and dismissed from the lawsuit.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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McDonnell wrote in a report made public Thursday that two officers were justified in using deadly force against Lauren, 52, who pointed a gun and fired at officers during a standoff in the backyard of her Eagle Rock home in April.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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Many joked that the clip explained years of mysterious toy discoveries beneath their own furniture.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Hollis, Queens, resident Patricia Khan first met McLogan in 2024 and explained her predicament at the time.—
Elle McLogan,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The island’s whitewashed, clifftop village offers romantic views of the Aegean Sea, and a steep, zig-zagging path climbs up the hillside to a church.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
23 Mar. 2026
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Sterilized, whitewashed, controlled, censored – all those words apply.—
Jim Axelrod,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Endometriosis has long been stigmatized and patient pain often explained away through other diagnoses, with the average diagnostic delay for endometriosis lasting four to 11 years.—
O. Rose Broderick,
STAT,
26 Mar. 2026
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Now, could it be maybe explained away?—
Lauren A. White,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Deodorized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deodorized. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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