1
as in tidy
being clean and in good order
known for keeping a strenuously antiseptic kitchen, the floor of which does indeed seem fit for eating off of
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as in pristine
free from dirt or stain
for such an expensive, elegant Sunday brunch, one would expect the attendants at the buffet tables to be professionally attired in starched, antiseptic white jackets
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as in icy
lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling
an antiseptic assessment of the chances of survival for the ailing patient
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as in antibiotic
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Recent Examples of antiseptic
Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
The light turns an antiseptic blue; the focus shifts from Willis to the oblivious cops who never acknowledge his existence.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
After the successful elective surgery ― prior to anesthesia or antiseptics and involving a 22-pound growth ― Crawford lived for another three decades, and her son Thomas became mayor of Louisville.
—The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
This has got to be completely antiseptic, kind of bland.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
The light turns an antiseptic blue; the focus shifts from Willis to the oblivious cops who never acknowledge his existence.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
Noun
My local gym dispenses antiseptic wipes for cleaning the equipment; these are tissues soaked in benzalkonium chloride, a QAC.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
After the successful elective surgery ― prior to anesthesia or antiseptics and involving a 22-pound growth ― Crawford lived for another three decades, and her son Thomas became mayor of Louisville.
—The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Crypto holders had the chance to make a tidy profit selling off some of their coins—despite the fact that the stockpile in the end simply included bitcoin and all other crypto assets seized by the government, rendering the details in Trump’s posts moot.—
Ben Walsh,
The Atlantic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Released in 1988, it's rated R and runs a tidy 96 minutes.—
Joe Guillen,
Axios,
7 Mar. 2025
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This is a battle of the league's best and worst three-point shooting teams, as Orlando has hit just 30.9 percent of its triples, the worst mark in the NBA, while Cleveland is shooting a pristine 39.0 percent from three in 2024-25, the league's tidiest rate.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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Hay Island, a pristine 18-acre piece of land that is hidden near Long Island Sound, has listed for $35 million.—
TJ Macias,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2025
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Her makeup, too, was equally icy, with a metallic silvery-white shadow brushed under her brow as a highlight and dramatic black eyeliner winged all the way out to the outer corner of her brows, plus a pair of light blue-gray contacts enhanced by majorly fluttery, lush lashes.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
9 Dec. 2024
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White cautioned those traveling north of Indianapolis this weekend, however, should be mindful of potentially snowier, icier road conditions.—
Christopher Cann,
The Indianapolis Star,
27 Nov. 2024
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All are broad-spectrum antibiotics used to treat many different types of bacterial illness.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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Otherwise, supportive care is generally used such as IV fluids for dehydration, antibiotics to assist with infection symptoms, anti-nausea medications and if needed, blood transfusions.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
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Mel’s check is a standard-TV version of what birth usually looks like: a quick duck under the blanket, with everything neat and covered up.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
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The shelves held neat rows of footwear, arranged according to designer.—
André Wheeler,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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The first two rounds run Thursday through Sunday — that’s four immaculate days of next-to-nonstop college basketball in gyms across the country.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Mar. 2025
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Laurent Ferrier Galet Square The opportunity to own an immaculate creation from the hands of a master watchmaker with Patek Philippe pedigree sounds like an unfathomable accomplishment.—
Clem Chambers,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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While mint is hardy in cold areas, a plant’s roots in above-ground containers can experience more cold than those in the ground and be damaged.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Mar. 2025
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In that contest, Josh Emmett scored a nasty first-round knockout win over Mitchell, which left Mitchell out cold for an unsettling amount of time.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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All of this — new medicines, new jobs, new opportunities for kids — is too important to lose.—
Megan Barkdull,
Orlando Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2025
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Although the secretary of state and Elon Musk have assured the public that the new administration’s actions have not disrupted the distribution of life-saving medicine, that just isn’t true.—
John Green,
The Atlantic,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Antiseptic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antiseptic. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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