as in to restore
to free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially
a day on which the faithful are expected to purge themselves of their sins through prayer and fasting
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Recent Examples of purge
For the past year and a half, CalPrivacy worked to register firms collecting Californians’ information and ensure brokers will be ready to purge and continue to purge information covered by the law.
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Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Start With a Thoughtful Edit Finding new life in your existing wardrobe starts by purging what doesn't have anything left for you.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
In many ways, once that past was purged Kansas City has been binging on BIRGing ever since.
—Kansas City Star, 19 Dec. 2025
This year, the Department of Health and Human Services purged thousands of employees and weakened government programs dedicated to tobacco control, environmental safety, injury prevention, and reproductive health.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
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Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Start With a Thoughtful Edit Finding new life in your existing wardrobe starts by purging what doesn't have anything left for you.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
In many ways, once that past was purged Kansas City has been binging on BIRGing ever since.
—Kansas City Star, 19 Dec. 2025
This year, the Department of Health and Human Services purged thousands of employees and weakened government programs dedicated to tobacco control, environmental safety, injury prevention, and reproductive health.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purge
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Power has since been restored, but some services are still limited.—
Ashley Portillo,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The projects included restoring two bread ovens at a bakery destroyed by Russian warfare, and purchasing a delivery van so that bread could reach more people.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026
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This soap never strips the skin of moisture, leaving your face and body perfectly cleansed and your skin barrier stronger than before.—
Olivia Rose Rushing,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
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Similarly, make sure to pay special attention to cleansing your jawline—another common breakout zone if makeup is left behind.—
Petra Guglielmetti,
Glamour,
6 Jan. 2026
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The team used vacuum or micro-injection techniques The team with LLNL’s Nuclear and Chemical Sciences (NACS) Division, developed the radiochemical techniques to purify target material.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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In the final step of the process, the paste is thawed and purified into a liquid at a high temperature.—
Alice Park,
Time,
5 Jan. 2026
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Or perhaps the kill shot actually came in Week 1, when Brock Purdy picked up a nagging turf-toe injury that refused to properly heal for 10 weeks.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Time is the opportunity to heal.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Purge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purge. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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