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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanitized
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By removing color, the focus shifts to texture, light, gesture, and gaze — emphasizing the nuances of connection and the multiplicity of what love can look like beyond normative, romanticized ideals.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025 -
While Shrek pouts about missing his solo ogre days, the dastardly Rumpelstiltskin takes advantage, offering him a contract to relive that romanticized time in his life — for a day.—
Skyler Trepel September 1,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Many coup backers are simply demoted or purged from the government without facing trial or execution.—
Joe Wright,
The Conversation,
12 Sep. 2025
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Violence and vitriol must be purged from the public square.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Sep. 2025
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This clearly suggests that idealized online self-presentation can inflate social impressions but may create disappointment when offline reality does not match expectations.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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These values were generally shared by his employers at Starfleet and the United Federation of Planets, organisations idealized as the polar opposite of Emperor Palpatine's authoritarian dictatorship from a galaxy far, far away.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Less pure sand can be purified by methods such as acid washing or magnetic separation.—
Aki Ishida,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
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This innovation purified the Ohio River water so well that the number of deaths from typhoid fever declined by 60% in 1909.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
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That independence is crucial for thorough, unbiased assessments and findings based solely on evidence, rather than sugarcoated conclusions that Congress or the president wants.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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Opened in 1946, the diner was the first in the city to hire African Americans in front-of-house roles during a time when racial tensions were heightened, and its inclusive legacy has lived on.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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Utilities are reduced in phases, while security is often heightened and maintenance pared down to essentials.—
Kristin Mueller,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Nothing better than putting down the top and driving beautiful roads just after the rain stops and the air is powerfully charged by the nearby ocean, scrubbed clean.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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That ended last month, the latest senior figure scrubbed from a poster that is unrecognisable from just 18 months ago.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Chinese policymakers have intensified efforts aimed at reining in excessive price cuts that have eroded corporate profits while doing little to spur demand.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Oli's government lifted the ban after protests intensified on Monday, with police firing tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters trying to storm parliament.—
Gopal Sharma,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Sanitized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanitized. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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