as in to distill
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Recent Examples of pasteurize Most brands of jarred garlic pasteurize the product to kill any potentially harmful bacteria. —
Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2026 When shopping for goat milk, there are raw or pasteurized options. —Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 30 Dec. 2025 The planet’s heat could be used to pasteurize milk or heat dorm rooms or light up a baseball stadium for a night game. —Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2025 While some studies have shown benefits of consuming raw milk, the CDC says only pasteurized dairy products should be consumed, especially for vulnerable demographics: Children under 5 years old, pregnant women, people age 65 and older and those with weakened immune systems. —Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pasteurize
Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2026 When shopping for goat milk, there are raw or pasteurized options. —Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 30 Dec. 2025 The planet’s heat could be used to pasteurize milk or heat dorm rooms or light up a baseball stadium for a night game. —Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2025 While some studies have shown benefits of consuming raw milk, the CDC says only pasteurized dairy products should be consumed, especially for vulnerable demographics: Children under 5 years old, pregnant women, people age 65 and older and those with weakened immune systems. —Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pasteurize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pasteurize
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Michael’s songwriting prowess is distilled down to snappy, silly montages that involve a lot of pacing and still more ruminating.— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
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If that’s true, the entire psychological burden of the piece has been distilled into that one strained digit.— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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While some cleansers strip skin of moisture while purifying pores and removing dirt and oil, this one does the opposite, according to shoppers.— Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
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Her ability to purify and characterize myelin basic protein was really sort of pinpointing one of the first myelin proteins that came to the attention of neuroscientists.— Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
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The great-great-grandson of Frank Zamboni, the inventor of his namesake ice-cleaning vehicle, attended his first postseason game since the Comeback on Katella, a Ducks double-overtime victory over Edmonton in the second round in 2017.— Todd Harmonson, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
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The Miami Dolphins cleaned house this offseason, then raided the Packers’ to figure out their new direction.— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
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Among our responsibilities was decontaminating people and equipment after exposure to hazardous materials.— Jennifer N. Pritzker, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
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Penny and Ghazarian hired their own industrial hygienist, who concluded the property needed to be decontaminated of heavy metals and other combustion by-products.— Tony Saavedra, Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
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Herbicides can leach into the soil and contaminate groundwater and harm beneficial insects, pollinators, and other wildlife, says Phillips.— Lauren David, Martha Stewart, 18 Apr. 2026
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Rubber mulch may leach toxic chemicals into the soil and make your yard smell like hot tires.— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
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Such a search through Google’s location data begins with a haystack of hundreds of millions of phones and enables the police to filter out a few that could lead to a suspect.— Bart Jansen, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
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Top opaque wood fencing with a top portion that is spaced to allow some light to filter through to keep your privacy fence from making your backyard feel too closed in.— Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 24 Apr. 2026
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Every swipe gently refines and brightens over time, but your skin still feels calm, comfortable, and unbothered.— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 22 Apr. 2026
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The bodywork—16 custom carbon-fiber components—is shaped by hand, beginning as foam blocks refined until the proportions feel inevitable.— Eric Hendrikx, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2026
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One or more of the agencies compiling these lists — the Illinois State Board of Elections, the Secretary of State, and the Illinois Department of Employment Security, evidently is not purging dead people from its lists, Mertes said.— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
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Stay Physically Active A morning walk can help trigger bowel movements, as the body naturally releases hormones that help purge toxins.— Sherri Gordon, Health, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Pasteurize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/pasteurize. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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