disinfect

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Recent Examples of disinfect Care for your lenses by regularly cleaning and disinfecting them, as well as their case, to prevent serious eye infections. Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 26 Apr. 2025 The European prohibition centers on the belief that disinfecting poultry with chemicals is, in essence, a way to mask subpar food safety in the U.S. industry. Will Stone, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025 Spino likes to add vinegar to her soaking mixture to make sure brushes are fully disinfected. Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 10 June 2025 Consumers should also wash and disinfect any surfaces that came in contact with the eggs. CBS News, 7 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for disinfect
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinfect
Verb
  • Once you’re done, toss the towel or sheet into the wash on hot water to sanitize it.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2025
  • Plush toys and squeezy bath toys may be impossible to sanitize, so skip bringing those home.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 June 2025
Verb
  • Patterson warns that people should not touch bats and should be sure to decontaminate after visiting bat habitat to avoid spreading it.
    Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 27 June 2025
  • Also, the robots will need to be decontaminated, and nobody is going to want to have to deal with some sort of special, gentle, robot-friendly decontamination procedure.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Nov. 2014
Verb
  • Similar in neo-Gothic style, but purified in form and detail.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • Defenseless Christians in Nigeria and Syria have recently been attacked by extremists intent on purifying those lands for Islam.
    Nina Shea, National Review, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • Whether it's refurbished and resold or recycled for metals and rare-earths, e-waste that stores data — especially smartphones, computers, servers and some medical devices — must be wiped of sensitive information to comply with cybersecurity and environmental regulations.
    Bob Woods, CNBC, 13 July 2025
  • Take your microfiber cloth or squeegee and wipe the solution away in a circulation or Z-motion pattern.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 12 July 2025
Verb
  • During a May 19 town hall meeting with NIH staff members, Jay Bhattacharya, the institute’s new director, equivocated when asked about funding cuts for research into improving the health of racial and ethnic minorities — cuts made under the guise of purging DEI from the government.
    Rachana Pradhan, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
  • All 12 seasons and 264 episodes of MSW were purged from Peacock this morning, despite the fact that the series is owned and distributed by Universal Television, sibling studio to the streamer.
    Josef Adalian, Vulture, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • And efforts to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion programs coincide with government agencies scrubbing mentions of trans people from their websites.
    Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025
  • Organizations now expect chain-of-thought traces, scrubbed for secrets but rich enough for auditors.
    Josh Scriven, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • The brush head is designed to clean hard-to-reach areas, helping to prevent gingivitis and cavities.
    Christopher Murray may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
  • Does cleaning your cleaning supplies seem overkill?
    Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
Verb
  • Blowing air and rinsing with water and alcohol, dropped it further to 87 particles per liter.
    Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 5 July 2025
  • When the berries are done soaking, gently rinse them with water.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 4 July 2025

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“Disinfect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinfect. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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