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sanitize

[san-i-tahyz] / ˈsæn ɪˌtaɪz /


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She called the network’s decision to allow her contract to expire “a deliberate choice to penalize a journalist for refusing to sanitize factually accurate reporting” that “sends a chilling message to the entire newsroom.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Food processing plants apply it to sanitize surfaces and equipment.

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2025

Founded by brothers Neal, Daniel, Jeffrey and Jordan Harmon, the company began as VidAngel, a service that allowed viewers to sanitize Hollywood movies by erasing sex, violence and swear words.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2025

There’s also the chance I didn’t sanitize my hands correctly.

From Slate • May 28, 2025

We don’t even have time to talk except catering-teamwork talk, so while we wash and sanitize big pots and pans, she occasionally hip-bumps me and I hip-bump her back.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King




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