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as in contamination
something that is or that makes impure
impurities in the water made it cloudy
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as in grossness
the quality or state of being obscene
the impurity of her thoughts was troubling, given her strict upbringing
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Recent Examples of impurity
Excess impurities are washed away during a gold smelting process at a facility in Accra, Ghana.
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Zinhle Essamuah, NBC News, 20 Oct. 2024
Along with its ability to thoroughly remove traces of impurities while improving skin tone and moisture levels, this non-comedogenic micellar water is tested by ophthalmologists and accepted by the National Eczema Association—meaning its safe for eyes and sensitive skin types.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2024
Created with sensitivity in mind, the fragrance free, hypoallergenic formula effectively removes impurities without stripping natural oils, promoting your natural moisture barrier’s resilience.
—Chloe Castleberry, Flow Space, 18 Oct. 2024
It’s studded with pink salt particles that gently remove buildup, skin cells, and impurities.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
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Zinhle Essamuah, NBC News, 20 Oct. 2024
Along with its ability to thoroughly remove traces of impurities while improving skin tone and moisture levels, this non-comedogenic micellar water is tested by ophthalmologists and accepted by the National Eczema Association—meaning its safe for eyes and sensitive skin types.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2024
Created with sensitivity in mind, the fragrance free, hypoallergenic formula effectively removes impurities without stripping natural oils, promoting your natural moisture barrier’s resilience.
—Chloe Castleberry, Flow Space, 18 Oct. 2024
It’s studded with pink salt particles that gently remove buildup, skin cells, and impurities.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impurity
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Similarly, the Environmental Protection Agency found scientific evidence that hydraulic fracking activities can affect drinking water resources under some circumstances, but the extent of contamination is unknown.Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
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For the fiscal year that ended in September, there were 179 recalls deemed by the agency's food and cosmetics arm as being for the highest-risk classification of issues, like potential contamination with bacteria or undeclared allergens.Alexander Tin, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
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The soil layer should be thick enough to filter contaminants formed by the decaying body.David Bressan, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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This product is also third-party tested for contents and contaminants by NSF.Willow Jarosh, MS, RD, Health, 18 Oct. 2024
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Policy proposals aside, there's been name-calling, vulgarity, and plain old meanness.Jon LaPook, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Musk shared several anti-Harris advertisements, including one funded by Musk’s pro-Trump political action committee that refers to the Vice President using misogynistic vulgarities.Kali Hays, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
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Concentrations of surface-level ozone, an air pollutant that contributes to respiratory and heart issues, repeatedly surpassed federal air quality standards over that period.Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2024
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In addition, scientists are hopeful that the new satellite could mitigate the number of pollutants released into the atmosphere.Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2024
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These days, when people seem eager to scream obscenities at passing strangers, who can believe that anyone would take the trouble to be so subtle with an insult?Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
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The Wexner opened during the height of the culture wars, when the [Robert] Mapplethorpe show in Cincinnati was getting the museum director there prosecuted for obscenity.Jason Simon, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
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In the middle of the nineteenth century, filth of every kind accumulated on the streets of New York.Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
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Thousands of pigs, goats, and dogs still roamed city streets in the first half of that century, feeding on refuse and decomposing filth; stories of pigs knocking over city residents and invading their homes regularly appeared in U.S. newspapers at the time.Thomas J. Bollyky, Foreign Affairs, 28 Mar. 2020
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“Impurity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impurity. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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