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
China may be amenable to this arrangement because Xi, who continues to purge high-level military officials, appears to not fully trust the People’s Liberation Army or its readiness to take Taiwan in the near term.
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Marvin Park, Foreign Affairs, 22 Oct. 2025
Given the choice to purge books or hide their covers, Boismier did neither.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2025
The plaintiffs in the New York suit seek a declaration that the surveillance program is unconstitutional, an injunction halting its operation, and an order requiring the government to purge any records derived from online monitoring.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Moreover, sometimes a leader falsely alleges a coup plot to purge members of the government suspected of disloyalty.
—John Joseph Chin, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
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Marvin Park, Foreign Affairs, 22 Oct. 2025
Given the choice to purge books or hide their covers, Boismier did neither.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2025
The plaintiffs in the New York suit seek a declaration that the surveillance program is unconstitutional, an injunction halting its operation, and an order requiring the government to purge any records derived from online monitoring.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Moreover, sometimes a leader falsely alleges a coup plot to purge members of the government suspected of disloyalty.
—John Joseph Chin, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purge
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The restoration aligns with federal responsibilities under historic-preservation law and recent executive orders to beautify the nation's capital and restore pre-existing statues.—
NPR,
NPR,
28 Oct. 2025
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Some $465,000 in funding that Kristi House planned to use to support mental health and trauma therapists was slashed from an early version of the Miami-Dade budget, but was restored when the county commission approved the final budget in September.—
Mimi Whitefield,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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But the league is not without ways to defend itself or to cleanse its reputation.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
26 Oct. 2025
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Use micellar cleansing water to cleanse your hair.—
Donnetta Monk,
Essence,
24 Oct. 2025
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Berenter said people have become more familiar with the concept of purifying sewage — and much more trusting of the science behind it — since San Diego first floated the idea two decades ago.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Like the process of purifying reuse water, the desalination process is more expensive than the typical methods of treating non-brackish groundwater for consumption.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Oct. 2025
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The good news is Jackson may be healed enough to return to the field, which would give the Ravens a huge chance at beating the Chicago Bears on Sunday.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Repetitive motions, awkward postures, and constant strain add up, often ending in costly musculoskeletal injuries that take weeks to heal.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Purge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purge. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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