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sanitize

[san-i-tahyz] / ˈsæn ɪˌtaɪz /


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Her concurrence also refuses to sanitize Reconstruction into an abstract legal debate.

From Slate Jul. 2, 2026

“I think it was a deliberate choice to penalize a journalist for refusing to sanitize accurate reporting,” Alfonsi told the New York Times of her firing.

From Salon Jun. 1, 2026

Fans who have long mourned F1’s transformation from hell-for-leather test of nerve into slick entertainment product see this as merely the latest in a string of measures to sanitize the sport.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

Ms. Rodríguez, according to sources, siphoned profits through networks of international and domestic businessmen while building PR machinery to sanitize her image.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 6, 2026

“Well, they have to clean the whole car and sanitize everything. We might as well settle in.”

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

Jolie’s voice has been slightly mixed with Callas’ in such a way that it ever so slightly sanitizes Callas’.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 14, 2024

“True Spirit” streamlines and sanitizes her impressive real-life feat, which began in October 2009, into pure inspo fuel, recounting Watson’s maritime journey without ever turning grim for long.

From New York Times Feb. 2, 2023

When it's time to clean surfaces, "Always have vinegar because it doesn't go bad. It also cleans and sanitizes surfaces if you don't have bleach," he said.

From Salon Aug. 7, 2022

Omitting the importation of European diseases sanitizes the sorry historical record.

From Washington Post May 20, 2022

Loop, a two-year-old company that collects and sanitizes reusable containers, said Wednesday it’s expanding after successful trials at groceries in France and Japan.

From Seattle Times Sep. 22, 2021

Today’s musician biopics are almost always overly sanitized stories approved by the artist or their estate.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

They argue that lowering the capacity to around 83,000 and cleaning up the concourses has sanitized it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

Other presidents have also sometimes behaved contrary to democratic ideals, and national memorials often present a more sanitized version of American history.

From Slate May 18, 2026

The county health services inspection report said that for the stand to reopen, rodent activity must be eliminated and equipment surfaces, food containers, shelves and floors must be cleaned and sanitized.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 28, 2026

The schoolmaster, Mr. Henderson, had sanitized the door latch I’d touched.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk

“We see them as intellectualizing or sanitizing radical-right ideas that are then taken up by the parties in power,” said Allchorn, the U.K. extremism expert.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2026

What kind of satire does so much sanitizing?

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 3, 2026

Although called out for sanitizing the queer, vocally gifted musician’s private — and not-so-private — life, the movie was nominated for five Oscars, including best picture.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 23, 2025

Years ago, Douthat might have been accused of sanitizing the figures who appear on his podcast or of providing intellectual cover to the legitimately unhinged.

From Slate Oct. 7, 2025

He didn’t notice that they’d gone through another set of sliding glass doors until the puff of sanitizing air hit his skin again.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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