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as in to purge
to free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially
Catholics go to confession to be purified
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as in to filter
to remove usually visible impurities from
purify the water by distillation
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Recent Examples of purify
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.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
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
Set in Texas in 2048 after the titular tradition has been reinstated, the film follows the events surrounding the 2049 Purge, during which a group of masked killers intends to racially purify the country indefinitely.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
The federal government was shut down in October and November 2025, but cities and towns around the United States continued to fill potholes, purify drinking water, respond to emergency calls and issue construction permits, mostly with little fanfare.
—Stephanie Leiser, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
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
Set in Texas in 2048 after the titular tradition has been reinstated, the film follows the events surrounding the 2049 Purge, during which a group of masked killers intends to racially purify the country indefinitely.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
The federal government was shut down in October and November 2025, but cities and towns around the United States continued to fill potholes, purify drinking water, respond to emergency calls and issue construction permits, mostly with little fanfare.
—Stephanie Leiser, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purify
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The nation was to be purged of continual sin not indeed all of its own doing—due partly to its inheritance; and yet a sin, a negation that gave the world the right to sneer at the pretensions of this republic.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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And so every autocrat ends up purging any kind of critic.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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Fran Drescher’s skin looked so poreless and filtered at the Golden Globes thanks to the Double Take Liquid Foundation.—
Eva Thomas,
InStyle,
14 Jan. 2026
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If the recovering addicts’ primary task was to filter out women who wouldn’t qualify to sue—namely, those who didn’t have pelvic mesh or who did but weren’t in pain—Blake’s was to amp up the value of their lawsuits (and attorneys’ fees) by convincing them to have their mesh surgically removed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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But during this period, three crucial things happened which clarified (if not calcified) a difference in artistic approach between the two men.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
23 Jan. 2026
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This article has been updated to clarify the location of Miss B's.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Eichberger notes that realistic vibration feedback helps engineers refine ride comfort and noise behavior.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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The plumping, dewy effect comes from hyaluronic acid, while niacinamide helps even out tone and refine texture.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
28 Jan. 2026
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But compared to gold or copper, the market for rare earths is still small and complex, making investment risky for the mining companies that would need to extract them, Rosa says.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
23 Jan. 2026
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Economic challenges Trump said at Davos that his push for Greenland is not about extracting rare earths.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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An Indian farmer cleans solar panels on his land, used to power a water pump and irrigation system for crops in Solawata, Rajasthan, India.—
Gaurav Sharma,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The school’s labyrinth of ducts and pipes making up the HVAC system was also thoroughly cleaned.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Purify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purify. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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