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as in plain
free from added matter
There is a big difference between pure maple syrup and pancake syrup made with other ingredients. the solution must be kept pure for the experiment to work
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as in immaculate
free from any trace of the coarse or indecent
the humor in the movie is as pure and wholesome as any parent could wish
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as in innocent
free from sin
in one beatitude those who are pure in heart are promised the sight of God
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as in sheer
having no exceptions or restrictions
that story is pure nonsense
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Recent Examples of pure
While they are not made with pure Egyptian cotton, some have said the microfiber makeup actually feels better.
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Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2025
Legal grounds for deporting noncitizens There have been few recent court cases testing the scope of deporting lawful permanent residents on national security grounds based on pure speech.
—Gabriel J. Chin, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2025
The finish is long, pure, and unadulterated, with lingering ripe red fruit notes.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
There will be an all-electric Ferrari by then, and Ferrari’s strategy of hedging its bets by continuing with hybrid and pure internal-combustion drivetrains alongside its new electric model might look prescient.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2025
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Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2025
Legal grounds for deporting noncitizens There have been few recent court cases testing the scope of deporting lawful permanent residents on national security grounds based on pure speech.
—Gabriel J. Chin, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2025
The finish is long, pure, and unadulterated, with lingering ripe red fruit notes.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
There will be an all-electric Ferrari by then, and Ferrari’s strategy of hedging its bets by continuing with hybrid and pure internal-combustion drivetrains alongside its new electric model might look prescient.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pure
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Personal style is all about texture, and so for me, adding texture through an accessory, like a leather belt or gold jewelry, helps make your outfits feel less plain.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
15 Mar. 2025
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Food rationing in the U.K. only ended in 1954, when Twiggy was 5 years old, and her generation lived on simple, plain home cooking.—
Samantha Conti,
WWD,
14 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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Man Who Killed Meredith Kercher, Amanda Knox's Roommate in Italy, Is Freed from Prison Still, despite being declared innocent and freed, Knox says she was never allowed to fully live her life again.—
Gillian Telling,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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In the final moments of last week’s episode, Hector Ayala, aka the hero White Tiger, was found innocent in his trial against the NYPD then shot and killed on the street by an unknown murderer.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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The individual cores may not be as powerful as those on the Mac Studio with M4 Max, but the sheer number of CPU and GPU cores will deliver top performance in the most demanding applications.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
11 Mar. 2025
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While the sheer number of krill in the Southern Ocean means the species is unlikely to face an acute threat to its survival in the near term, Savoca is quick to point out that numbers are no guarantee of success.—
Gabe Castro-Root,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 Mar. 2025
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The finish is long, pure, and unadulterated, with lingering ripe red fruit notes.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Jones stresses, as do many health freedom advocates, that clean air and water and unadulterated food do more to prevent and cure disease than vaccines and drugs.—
Arthur Allen,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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Hellbent on destroying the pure, chaste and overly self-righteous preacher who denied her satisfaction, Salome performs a seductive dance at her stepfather Herod’s birthday feast.—
E.R. Zarevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Mar. 2025
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The medieval image of rape—as the act of a violent stranger upon a chaste victim who goes straight to the authorities—persisted undisturbed in American courts through the nineteen-sixties.—
Jessica Winter,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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More white people claim the credit than Black people certainly.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2023
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The only racial group that saw a decrease in suicide rates across age cohorts was non-Hispanic white people.—
Ellen Barry,
BostonGlobe.com,
11 Feb. 2023
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On an album filled with messages of self-love and empowerment, the penultimate track found Gaga singing her first unconditional love song — a bluesy, country-rock tribute to her ex-boyfriend Lüc Carl.—
Kristen S. Hé,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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If the meaning of life is to experience true and unconditional love, then that love has to start with us.—
Suzanne B. O'Brien, RN, Contributor,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Pure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pure. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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