as in to excuse
to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses
the propaganda film attempts to deodorize the dictator's history of human rights abuses
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Recent Examples of deodorize
Compost Deodorizer Baking soda can deodorize our fridge, so why not use it on a stinky compost pile?
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 May 2025
When the cat enters the box, their weight is displayed on the front, and the app logs every time it was used, for how long, when the cleaning cycle begins, ends, and when the deodorizing spray was emitted.
—Molly Higgins, Wired News, 9 May 2025
Lemon or Vinegar Cleaning Method Acids like lemon or vinegar help to deodorize and disinfect wood cutting boards.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Mar. 2025
Steam cleaner to deodorize, sanitize, and reduce allergens.
—Joe Difazio, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 May 2025
When the cat enters the box, their weight is displayed on the front, and the app logs every time it was used, for how long, when the cleaning cycle begins, ends, and when the deodorizing spray was emitted.
—Molly Higgins, Wired News, 9 May 2025
Lemon or Vinegar Cleaning Method Acids like lemon or vinegar help to deodorize and disinfect wood cutting boards.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Mar. 2025
Steam cleaner to deodorize, sanitize, and reduce allergens.
—Joe Difazio, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deodorize
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But the survey of 1,000 American adults, taken on June 10, also found that some excused or endorsed the violence against Jews.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
11 July 2025
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When a flight attendant noticed, Dali faked vomiting to excuse her lengthy time in the bathroom.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 July 2025
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Police officials will explain how the new police drones can be remotely deployed and piloted toward the scene of an incident from docks placed across the city.—
Cameron Knight,
The Enquirer,
26 July 2025
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Upright vacuum cleaners typically have bigger motors, which generate more powerful suction, Ho explains.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
25 July 2025
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However, the Commission did not indicate any sudden or unexpected event that would justify the urgency.—
Jon McGowan,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Lay of the land Advocates for the Golden Dome point to recent events to justify the program.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
23 July 2025
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Radiation can also be used to palliate painful bone metastases, as well as chemotherapy.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
1 Oct. 2024
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Radiation can also be used to palliate painful bone metastases, as well as chemotherapy.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
1 Oct. 2024
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Finch, who has lived in the neighborhood for 20 years, first as a renter and later as the owner of a unit in a brownstone, sought to bring out the industrial history buried under all that bland, whitewashed drywall.—
Wendy Goodman,
Curbed,
1 July 2025
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Notably, there has been no effort to whitewash the native Hawaiian characters either through their visual or spoken characteristics (Carrere and Jason Scott Lee, who plays Nani’s surfer friend David, actually hail from the Aloha State).—
Michael Rechtshaffen,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2025
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Although the series obviously took place on Superman’s home planet, the Fortress still appeared, explained away by the revelation that it was first created as a secret science base by Zor-El, the Great Grandfather of Jor-El.—
Daryl Baxter,
Space.com,
11 July 2025
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Bergman himself went to great lengths not to excuse, ignore, or explain away his Nazi sympathies.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
11 July 2025
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“Deodorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deodorize. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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