1
as in to purge
to free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially
Catholics go to confession to be purified
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2
as in to filter
to remove usually visible impurities from
purify the water by distillation
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Recent Examples of purify
In March, armed men loyal to the new Syrian regime carried out field executions and spoke of purifying the country after a crackdown against remnants of the former Assad regime spiraled into communal killings against the Alawite minority.
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Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
Amethyst, with its calming and purifying properties, is another great crystal for pairing with cannabis.
—Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
The inactivated viruses are then purified and mixed into a shot or nasal spray.
—Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
Unlike Save Europe, which has hundreds of TikTok edits and YouTube mixes devoted to purifying countries and turning them into ethnostates, the Agartha-Vril zone has no coherent idea or apparatus of attack yet.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2025
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Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
Amethyst, with its calming and purifying properties, is another great crystal for pairing with cannabis.
—Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
The inactivated viruses are then purified and mixed into a shot or nasal spray.
—Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
Unlike Save Europe, which has hundreds of TikTok edits and YouTube mixes devoted to purifying countries and turning them into ethnostates, the Agartha-Vril zone has no coherent idea or apparatus of attack yet.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purify
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Meissner had previously participated in the deliberations of the committee's work group as an outside adviser, before Kennedy purged its voting members.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
26 June 2025
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The Trump administration has leaned heavily on Title IX in its effort to purge sports of transgender women and girls, but attorneys and experts on the 1972 civil rights law say its latest move will disproportionately affect girls who are not transgender.—
Brooke Migdon,
The Hill,
14 June 2025
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Then, just a few days before the first batch of players were due to report for pre-season training, the first reports started to filter through that something terrible had happened, more than 1,000 miles away, in the middle of the night.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
4 July 2025
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Lessons from the Ukrainian battlefields have even filtered down into their training.—
James Brooks,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2025
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Her communications director later clarified on X that Gillibrand had misspoken.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
30 June 2025
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The bill is the Legislature’s third attempt since the 2021 collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside to clarify safety measures imposed to prevent further catastrophes.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
28 June 2025
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Mercury retrograde in Leo later this month on the 18th will rewire your productivity and mental sharpness, making this an excellent time to refine your vision and execute your goals step by step rather than rushing through it all.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 July 2025
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The company opened its Miami Innovation Hub in 2023 as a regional center for education, research and development, enabling brands across the Americas to create and refine sustainable wash recipes and laser designs—processes that can then be replicated in manufacturing facilities globally.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
1 July 2025
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Also featured are Alta Resource Technologies, using computational biochemistry to extract critical minerals like neodymium and gallium from e-waste, and Tidal Metals, which is pioneering magnesium extraction from seawater through a novel vapor adsorption system.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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That's been his dream since 2001, when Barron's then-tennis partner asked him to invest in a first-of-its-kind project to extract gold and other metals from a hydrothermal vent off the coast of Papua New Guinea.—
Daniel Ackerman,
NPR,
30 June 2025
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The brush head is designed to clean hard-to-reach areas, helping to prevent gingivitis and cavities.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
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Does cleaning your cleaning supplies seem overkill?—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
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Each garment piece is dyed and washed with a tie-dye effect before being assembled, creating a one-of-a-kind look when combined with other pieces.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
1 July 2025
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Scrub the container: When you’re done soaking the container, wash it with dish soap and warm water.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 June 2025
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“Purify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purify. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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