1
as in purging
to free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially
Catholics go to confession to be purified
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2
as in filtering
to remove usually visible impurities from
purify the water by distillation
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as in cleansing
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Verb
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This now four-game winless run has been clarifying for the progress of the Maresca project.—
Liam Twomey,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025 -
The bill would update several pieces of language in existing law, clarifying requirements such as metal bars on doors and windows, adding sufficient interior lighting and authorizing law enforcement to access dealers’ security systems during an active investigation.—
Tim Clouser | The Center Square,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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White encourages cathartic expression of social anger.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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The track is a slow-burning charmer that sneaks up on you, quietly building into seismic, cathartic riffs as McLamb reflects on being a girl among the boys.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
16 July 2025
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Human teams can improve the reliability of specific knowledge agents by refining data sources and prompts.—
Michael Wegmüller,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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The end of the year is another critical period for refining your retirement strategy.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Yet the most moving and memorable picture in the show, aside from Rembrandt’s, is one by his contemporary Hendrick van Steenwijk the Younger, on loan from the National Gallery, in Washington, D.C.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
19 July 2025
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Since that splashy White House announcement, the tariff rates have been a wildly moving target.—
July 16,
NPR,
16 July 2025
Adjective
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Elliott often watches companies for many years before investing and has an extensive stable of impressive board candidates.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
19 July 2025
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Fayetteville, Arkansas, home to Walmart's headquarters and a booming tech scene, boasts an impressive average income of $89,095 and home listings at $613,040.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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“Purifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purifying. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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