sanitize
Example Sentences
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He’s a little too awful for me, but I do think we could use less sanitized heroes and heroines in modern love stories.
From Los Angeles Times
Since the late 1970s, a number of biographies of Mansfield have sought to dismantle the sanitized version of her life promoted by Murry, and a scholarly industry devoted to restoring her unadulterated voice has flourished.
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 Literature
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“Broadcasters should not feel pressured to water down, sanitize, or avoid critical coverage out of fear of regulatory retaliation.”
From Los Angeles Times
He advises us to sculpt our work selves so that we show up as “sanitized, professional, and bright-side” versions of ourselves.
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