as in sterile
free from filth, infection, or dangers to health
the nurse made sure that everything in the room was sanitary so that the baby wouldn't get sick
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The order also indicates water has been shut off, trash is piled in heaps across the living room and other living quarters, and sanitary conditions are unlivable.
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2024
These types of oysters are required to be processed under sanitary conditions, so washing is not necessary but it might be preferred, Davis and Brekke agree.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
Workers have issued a series of demands, including overtime pay for holidays, better sanitary conditions within the offices, an onsite doctor, and a pay increase of 100 percent to more closely match what dealers in brick and mortar casinos make in Tbilisi.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
The virus was likely already widespread before it was detected in July, and the deplorable sanitary conditions in much of Gaza—with open sewage flowing through the crowded camps for the displaced—favor it.
—Byleslie Roberts, science.org, 10 Sep. 2024
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2024
These types of oysters are required to be processed under sanitary conditions, so washing is not necessary but it might be preferred, Davis and Brekke agree.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
Workers have issued a series of demands, including overtime pay for holidays, better sanitary conditions within the offices, an onsite doctor, and a pay increase of 100 percent to more closely match what dealers in brick and mortar casinos make in Tbilisi.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
The virus was likely already widespread before it was detected in July, and the deplorable sanitary conditions in much of Gaza—with open sewage flowing through the crowded camps for the displaced—favor it.
—Byleslie Roberts, science.org, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Sanitary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanitary. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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