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Recent Examples of disinfect
Clean and disinfect surfaces like table-tops, refrigerator or door handles, and others
Lifestyle changes and exercises may help with stiff neck.
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Mark Gurarie, Health, 17 Mar. 2025
At this strength, hydrogen peroxide is used as a bleaching agent to professionally whiten teeth, clean produce, purify livestock water, and disinfect household surfaces.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 12 May 2025
The temperature of hot tubs creates a perfect petri dish for the bacteria, and if they are not cleaned and disinfected properly after use, hot tubs can be a dangerous incubator of Legionella.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2025
If there’s rodent residue, don’t bother to clean it out, just install a new one or have a mechanic perform this task and insure that surrounding areas, including the blower motor and housing, are likewise cleaned out and disinfected as a precaution.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
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Mark Gurarie, Health, 17 Mar. 2025
At this strength, hydrogen peroxide is used as a bleaching agent to professionally whiten teeth, clean produce, purify livestock water, and disinfect household surfaces.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 12 May 2025
The temperature of hot tubs creates a perfect petri dish for the bacteria, and if they are not cleaned and disinfected properly after use, hot tubs can be a dangerous incubator of Legionella.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2025
If there’s rodent residue, don’t bother to clean it out, just install a new one or have a mechanic perform this task and insure that surrounding areas, including the blower motor and housing, are likewise cleaned out and disinfected as a precaution.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinfect
Verb
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Discard the ice and sanitize ice machines and/or ice trays.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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Tips For Using Bleach The Centers for Disease Control warns consumers of important safety tips when using bleach to clean or sanitize: Bleach should never be mixed with ammonia or other cleaners.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
26 May 2025
Verb
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Between 300 and 350 personnel at the facility were decontaminated as a precaution, officials said.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2025
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A day earlier, sheriff’s officials sent an urgent message out to patrol cars, saying the air had become so toxic after days of wildfires that deputies should wear masks on the job and decontaminate their uniforms before stepping foot in their homes.—
Keri Blakinger,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Unlike Save Europe, which has hundreds of TikTok edits and YouTube mixes devoted to purifying countries and turning them into ethnostates, the Agartha-Vril zone has no coherent idea or apparatus of attack yet.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
30 Apr. 2025
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Looking like something out of a sci-movie, the Dyson Zone is both a noise-canceling headphone set and an on-the-go air purifying system.—
Cierra Cowan,
PC Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Kemba never changed, the money, the lifestyle, none of it wiped the joy, the smile from his eyes and his face.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
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When cleaning, simply use a dry or damp cloth to wipe it down.—
Izzy Baskette,
People.com,
22 May 2025
Verb
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Listen to this article WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden on Thursday as the White House continues to purge the federal government of those perceived to oppose the president and his agenda.—
Seung Min Kim,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
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Just for the record, Patrick Mahomes didn’t get his iconic mohawk sheared off to purge that 40-22 drubbing by the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2025
Verb
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Was scrubbed from Friday because of bad weather in the launch recovery zone in the Atlantic.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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That may include changing your sheets, taking out the trash, running the dishwasher, scrubbing your tub, or emptying your fridge of perishables that might expire.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
26 May 2025
Verb
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Deen said housekeepers are often required to clean a room every 15 minutes, which leads to injuries and less-clean rooms.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
31 May 2025
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Add Aquatic Plants Aquatic plants not only look serene, but help clean the water and provide shade for fish.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 May 2025
Verb
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If your machines are not designed to wash, rinse, and spin-dry such bulky items, a large duvet could ruin the spin mechanism.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
31 May 2025
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Clean your case For plastic or silicone: Wash with warm soapy water, rinse and air dry.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2025
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“Disinfect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinfect. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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