sanitized

verb

past tense of sanitize
1
as in disinfected

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2
as in romanticized

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanitized
  1. purged
  2. romanticized
  3. purified
  4. idealized
  5. decontaminated
  6. sugarcoated
  7. scrubbed
  8. heightened
Verb
  • Doctors, following accepted practice, would likely have bled or purged an ill person for humoral balance.
    — Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • Among those purged or forced to retire have been a chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the chief of naval operations and the head of the Defense Health Agency.
    — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
Definition of purged
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  • As a ritual romanticized for generations as one of the most significant events of a person’s life, the modern wedding tends to provoke a nebulous kind of introspection separating it from its most notable counterparts.
    — Bobby Finger June 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
  • These invasions get romanticized as elite fandom, as the epitome of love for the game.
    — Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 13 June 2026
Definition of romanticized
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  • And here, the researchers simply purified the translation machinery and supplied it to the SpudCells.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
  • The amount may be infinitesimal—white sugar and bottled water are sometimes purified with charred animal bones, for instance—but some hypersensitive alpha-gal patients avoid the risk anyway.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
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  • The Paris in his film feels stylized, idealized.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
  • The company said the approach is intended for real-world superconducting quantum processors rather than idealized laboratory systems, with an emphasis on manufacturability and scalability.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
Definition of idealized
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  • The wire seals certify a vessel had either been decontaminated and inspected for invasive species or was last launched in the Lake Tahoe basin, agency officials said in a news release.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026
  • Officials have decontaminated the facility’s inmate housing as a precaution and medical staff are monitoring prisoners and staff, The Mercury News reported.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
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  • Bluey tells compelling stories of emotional intelligence and regulation in a way that doesn’t feel sugarcoated and is hopeful rather than escapist.
    — Miranda Rake, Parents, 19 Feb. 2026
  • For its part, Housewives has sugarcoated neither Gay’s clashes with the Mormon Church and subsequent estrangement from some friends and family members, nor the painful excommunication of her castmate and cousin Whitney Rose.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 12 Nov. 2025
Definition of sugarcoated
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  • Every World Cup venue has to be scrubbed of any brand that didn't pay FIFA to be there.
    — Allen Adamson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The May 6 attempt was scrubbed two hours before liftoff because of valve on ULA’s upper Centaur stage that teams continue to investigate.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2026
Definition of scrubbed
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  • The result is a looming structural deficit that will lead to higher prices, greater reliance on higher emitting alternatives in some regions, and heightened geopolitical risk for importing nations.
    — David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • San Jose Fire Chief Robert Sapien warned that fire dangers are especially heightened this season.
    — Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 1 July 2026
Definition of heightened
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