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Recent Examples of disinfect
Chlorine is a chemical used in cleaning products, such as bleach, and for disinfecting swimming pools.
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Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 31 Oct. 2024
News stories suggested the poisonings were a tragic consequence of rumors circulating in Iran that alcohol could disinfect internal organs and protect against COVID-19.
—Bykai Kupferschmidt, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
Walls, floors and anything with a hard surface that has come into contact with floodwater — like appliances, countertops or children’s play areas — needs to be cleaned with soap and water and disinfected with a bleach solution.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 27 Sep. 2024
Finally, gather up your tomato stakes, cages, and plant labels, use a 10% bleach solution to disinfect them, and then store your supplies away until next season.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2024
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Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 31 Oct. 2024
News stories suggested the poisonings were a tragic consequence of rumors circulating in Iran that alcohol could disinfect internal organs and protect against COVID-19.
—Bykai Kupferschmidt, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
Walls, floors and anything with a hard surface that has come into contact with floodwater — like appliances, countertops or children’s play areas — needs to be cleaned with soap and water and disinfected with a bleach solution.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 27 Sep. 2024
Finally, gather up your tomato stakes, cages, and plant labels, use a 10% bleach solution to disinfect them, and then store your supplies away until next season.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinfect
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There's no doubt about it that hot water serves its purpose to clean and sanitize items, but that doesn't mean this setting should be the default for every load.Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
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Steam cleaner to deodorize, sanitize, and reduce allergens.Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
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Some residents are allowed to visit their homes but can’t move back there while thousands of workers remove topsoil, branches, and other materials to decontaminate these areas.Amanda Kennell, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2024
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Toby and Will have to work out their issues, CJ lays some hard truths on Donna, and Leo and Abbey have a frank discussion while Bartlet, Debbie, and Charlie are decontaminated.Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2024
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Dalhousie University View 1 Images Scientists in Canada have demonstrated a promising new device that can purify a gallon of water a day, for just a few cents per gallon.Michael Irving, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2024
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The humidity is condensed out of the air and turned into water, which is then purified.Chris Stokel-Walker, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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Give the gift of freshness this holiday season with Hugger Mugger’s yoga mat wipes.Abigail Wise, Outside Online, 16 Nov. 2024
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Marcus Johnson, 10, listened to his mother's cries for a while, before wiping his own tears and walking to the middle of the circle to hug her.Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Nov. 2024
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One City’s Secret to Happiness: The Annual Burning of a 50-Foot Effigy Every year, Santa Fe incinerates a giant puppet of Zozobra — a ritual meant to purge anxiety and promote a reset.Kim Tingley Caity Weaver Sterry Butcher Lulu Garcia-Navarro Kwame Anthony Appiah Kwame Anthony Appiah Yotam Ottolenghi Elizabeth Nelson Andrew Willett John Hodgman, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2024
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In the primaries that followed, the three state leaders began a complex and somewhat uncoordinated campaign to purge Republicans in the relatively independent state House who had defied them on Paxton and vouchers.Saul Elbein, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
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Residents were also instructed to clean and scrub any containers with hot soapy water or bleach to remove any Aedes aegypti eggs and leave them to dry for at least a day.Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Simply rinse well under cold water, scrubbing any dirt on the surface away as needed, and then pat dry before using.Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2024
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Two items better known for cleaning swimming pools and moisturizing dry skin might help protect the Earth’s corals and decrease antibiotic resistance and pollution in the ocean.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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Integrating data from multiple sources—including ERP and CRM software—into centralized data lakes or warehouses and regularly cleaning it to remove inaccuracies, duplicates, and inconsistencies is also essential.Forbes, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Once absorbed by the skin, the remaining mud is rinsed off in a lavish Vichy shower, and afterward skin is soothed with an aloe gel mask.Margaux Lushing, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Finish by rinsing with water and drying the area with a clean cloth.Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Disinfect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinfect. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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