as in cleansing
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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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Adjective
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The psychic’s interventions seem to promise, through sheer power of suggestion, a cathartic measure of closure.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2025 -
Think of the cathartic revenge against ardent acolytes of the Third Reich featured in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds and David Weil’s Hunters.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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
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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
Verb
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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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Pic delves into the relevant issue of prejudice, but in a funny and moving manner.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2025
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Filming this way adds time and complication: There are so many more moving parts, and for each new take of a scene, every patient and special effect has to be reset, and the entire set has to be cleaned and reorganized.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Lewis comes in ranked No. 9, so a victory from Teixeira—especially an impressive one—will likely land him in the Top 10.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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While his Jackhammer is an impressive feat of strength, the Spear is what made Goldberg a monster.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Purifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purifying. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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