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Synonyms
aseptic, germfree, hygienic, sterile
Antonyms
germy, insanitary, unhygienic, unsanitary, unsterile
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Dealership employees will be required to keep the storage lot safe, clean, trash-free and in a sanitary condition during the licensing period. — Daily Pilot, "Audi Fletcher Jones dealership to replace former Ganahl lumberyard in Costa Mesa," 13 Aug. 2019 Two nursing homes in the Cincinnati region are on a list the federal government has released for the first time, identifying 400 facilities nationwide with ongoing health, safety or sanitary problems. — Anne Saker, Cincinnati.com, "Two Cincinnati area nursing homes land on newly disclosed national list of problem sites," 5 June 2019 The federal government for years has kept under wraps the names of hundreds of nursing homes around the country found by inspectors to have serious ongoing health, safety or sanitary problems. — Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar, chicagotribune.com, "U.S. Senate report reveals previously undisclosed list of nearly 400 troubled nursing homes, with almost 20 in Illinois," 5 June 2019 Pennsylvania's senators released a list of those facilities on Monday, questioning why their names are not disclosed like those in a smaller group of nursing homes where inspectors found health, safety or sanitary problems. — Kristin Lam, USA TODAY, "Nursing home negligence: Senate report names nearly 400 facilities with 'persistent record of poor care'," 4 June 2019 The City Council approved a beefed-up contract this week with its janitorial service provider to pay $2.4 million over three years to keep 30 standalone bathrooms at local parks and beaches stocked and sanitary. — Hillary Davis, Daily Pilot, "Newport to spend $800,000 a year to clean beach and park toilets," 15 Aug. 2019 Contractor crews while installing sanitary lines in the area noticed erosion and deterioration of the soil beneath the roadway. — oregonlive.com, "Portland metro Friday traffic: Cornelius Pass Road closure set to begin 3 a.m. Monday," 19 July 2019 The project involves installing approximately 3,500 feet of 12-inch sanitary sewer lines along Sugar Ridge Road and going east about 2,000 feet, then south to the existing Westfield Drive Wastewater Treatment Plant. — Linda Gandee/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, "North Ridgeville sewer project begins," 15 July 2019 Approximately 12,500 gallons of sanitary sewer overflowed into the creek Saturday. — al.com, "Barry’s ‘rain event’ overwhelms sewer systems, but causes little damage," 15 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sanitary.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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