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as in to disinfect
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as in to romanticize
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Recent Examples of sanitize
Employees were observed to only sanitize their gloved hands after touching insanitary surfaces and then resumed touching RTE food and various food contact surfaces.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
Marinated meat moisturized by liquid dripping from a condenser and utensils and cookware not being sanitized were among the problems state inspectors found at a West Miami-Dade supermarket.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2025
The farm has been placed under quarantine for 150 days while the premises are sanitized and cleared.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Sometimes songs get sanitized in recording studio mixes, come out less like the original way that the band had played them.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
Marinated meat moisturized by liquid dripping from a condenser and utensils and cookware not being sanitized were among the problems state inspectors found at a West Miami-Dade supermarket.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2025
The farm has been placed under quarantine for 150 days while the premises are sanitized and cleared.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Sometimes songs get sanitized in recording studio mixes, come out less like the original way that the band had played them.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanitize
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Don't forget to disinfect these potentially germ-laden places in your home.—
Rabekah Henderson,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2025
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Canada exports about 80% of chlorine to the U.S. that is used for chemicals to disinfect drinking water for the West Coast states, according to Eric Byer, CEO of the Alliance for Chemical Distribution.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2025
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Elizabeth says fabulous lunches are an easy and affordable way to romanticize mundane activities in the new year.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Jan. 2025
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Militarism offers a solution: by romanticizing the nation’s soldiers and officers and promoting them as a model, populists seek to create a nation of soldier-like citizens—mobilized but unfailingly loyal.—
Ronald R. Krebs,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Jan. 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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Listen to this article Michael Katz wasn’t one to sugarcoat things.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
29 Jan. 2025
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Remember: This isn’t about sugarcoating or self-criticism.—
Adam Stott,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Career civil servants will be purged, replaced with political appointees whose primary qualification is apparent fealty to the President.—
Simon Shuster,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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Trump and his administrative have fired independent inspectors generals of 17 agencies, purged the Justice Department of attorneys who worked on the criminal investigations targeting him and pushed out top FBI executives promoted by former FBI Director Christopher Wray.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
6 Feb. 2025
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This has been my sort of dream role for Simmons going back to his later days in Philadelphia, idealizing the theory of becoming a modern Draymond Green-style forward.—
Sam Vecenie,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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These findings underscore the risks of idealizing unavailability, as the allure of scarcity can create more emotional strain than genuine connection.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
30 Nov. 2024
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It's made by separating meat from fat and purifying it.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
12 Feb. 2025
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Antimony is used in flame retardants and emerging clean-energy technologies, including in liquid-metal batteries and for purifying glass in solar panels.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Feb. 2025
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In 1940, as the war in Europe intensified, Stimson, now 42 and with more than a decade of surgical experience, learned that a volunteer group of orthopedic surgeons was organizing to treat war victims in Britain.—
Catherine Musemeche,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Feb. 2025
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That controversy intensified after West ran a commercial during Sunday’s Super Bowl LIX that aired in select markets including Los Angeles and directed viewers to the Yeezy site.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Sanitize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanitize. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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