sensitize

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Recent Examples of sensitize Key Ingredients: Niacinamide, reishi mushroom, tranexamic acid Best For: Sensitive or sensitized skin Size: 1 fl. oz. Deanna Pai, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2025 The technique involves injecting into the brain a virus that contains genetic constructs that sensitize neurons to light, and then manipulating the neurons using a laser that delivers light via optical fibers. IEEE Spectrum, 27 Aug. 2014 The bulletin was sent out of an abundance of caution to sensitize law enforcement around the country to be on the lookout for any activity pointing to the use of vehicles as a method to inflict mass casualties, sources told ABC News. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 4 Jan. 2025 For those study participants, 56% had developed sensitivities to cockroaches and 59% to mice; 36% were sensitized to dogs, 39% to cats and 35% to dust mites. Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for sensitize

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“Sensitize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sensitize. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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