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as in to disinfect
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as in to romanticize
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Recent Examples of sanitize
Always cut raw meat or eggs last, and don't use the cutting board again until it is properly cleaned and sanitized.
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Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Nov. 2024
The Department of Health also recommended that workers routinely wash their hands with warm water and soap and sanitize.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 13 Nov. 2024
Stein recommends at least 30 seconds for the hydrogen peroxide to sanitize the sink's surface.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
The glass file and buffing tool are sturdier, prettier, and easier to sanitize than typical options (like a flimsy emery board or fabric-padded buffer).
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 23 Nov. 2024
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Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Nov. 2024
The Department of Health also recommended that workers routinely wash their hands with warm water and soap and sanitize.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 13 Nov. 2024
Stein recommends at least 30 seconds for the hydrogen peroxide to sanitize the sink's surface.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
The glass file and buffing tool are sturdier, prettier, and easier to sanitize than typical options (like a flimsy emery board or fabric-padded buffer).
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 23 Nov. 2024
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Here's a handy guide to what should be cleaned, disinfected, or replaced routinely.Alyssa Shaffer, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2024
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Unlike the refrigerator thawing method, a turkey thawed in cold water thawed must be cooked immediately after thawing, and be sure to thoroughly disinfect your sink, if used.Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
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Back at the farm, Bee can’t help but feel attracted to Knox, Bee’s ex, and romanticize the pleasures of rural life.Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
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And, whereas the Republicans romanticize a bygone world, the R.N. is keen to present itself as a forward-looking concern.Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
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Some residents are allowed to visit their homes but can’t move back there while thousands of workers remove topsoil, branches, and other materials to decontaminate these areas.Amanda Kennell, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2024
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Toby and Will have to work out their issues, CJ lays some hard truths on Donna, and Leo and Abbey have a frank discussion while Bartlet, Debbie, and Charlie are decontaminated.Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2024
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That’s an extended period of mediocrity, and there’s no way to sugarcoat it.Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2024
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Don’t sugarcoat or portray doom and gloom—be authentic.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Most of the generals purged were linked to the Rocket Force or military equipment, including Li and Wei, the former defense ministers.Steven Jiang, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
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There’s concern Weldon and Kennedy could try to purge the agencies of career scientists and install loyalists.Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 27 Nov. 2024
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Brands clinging to idealized images risk alienating their customers.Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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This idealized notion of fragile Southern womanhood was used to justify the Jim Crow system of segregation for decades.Elizabeth Friend, Longreads, 29 Oct. 2024
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The sermon was built around a Bible passage, Malachi 3:1-4, about God's ability to purify people.Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
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Both purifying methods can measurably reduce indoor air pollution, according to the EPA.Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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The rhetoric coming from the White House was less hostile, but getting tough on China had become a political necessity for whoever was president, and the trade war only intensified.Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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By absorbing water from storms and flooding, wetlands can effectively reduce the risks and destructive effects of these disasters, which are intensifying and becoming more frequent because of a changing climate.Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Sanitize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanitize. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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