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as in polluted
containing foreign or lower-grade substances
be careful, because impure motor oil can damage your car's engine
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as in vulgar
depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society
Victorian notions of what qualified as impure art now strike us as laughable
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Recent Examples of impure
Curtain calls In 1900, more than 6,000 people in England were poisoned by beer that had been brewed using impure sulfuric acid containing arsenic.
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Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
This method combines impure raw silicon with pure aluminum, lowering the melting temperature compared to conventional polysilicon production.
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Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Aug. 2025
Women who are menstruating are traditionally not allowed to enter temple grounds, as it's considered impure in Balinese Hinduism.
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Zahra Surya Darma,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 July 2025
The trash is heated to break it into crude, impure syngas, which is then zapped with plasma torches to further refine it.
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IEEE Spectrum,
22 Nov. 2011
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Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
This method combines impure raw silicon with pure aluminum, lowering the melting temperature compared to conventional polysilicon production.
—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Aug. 2025
Women who are menstruating are traditionally not allowed to enter temple grounds, as it's considered impure in Balinese Hinduism.
—
Zahra Surya Darma,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 July 2025
The trash is heated to break it into crude, impure syngas, which is then zapped with plasma torches to further refine it.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
22 Nov. 2011
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impure
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If one neighborhood is highly polluted but nearby communities aren’t, county-level averages would show an overall low level of pollution – even though the more detailed information would reveal a major problem to be addressed in one particular area.
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Her inner light reminds him of the stars he’s seen with his own eyes, above the polluted atmosphere of Earth.
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Sean Goode, a former Canton police sergeant who was working the night of John O'Keefe's death and testified during the first Karen Read trial, allegedly sent dozens of vulgar text messages, according to an independent investigation.
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Others were removed early on for vulgar or inappropriate comments, according to a PGA Tour source with knowledge of the events, with five spectators in total ejected from the tournament with six holes to go.
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The life-threatening species that's found in water can also sicken or kill people who eat contaminated seafood, such as raw oysters infected with the bacteria.
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Every dollar a family spends on cancer treatment or a hospital stay tied to contaminated water is a dollar that better rules could have saved them.
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Counterculture Yippies would turn up at a 1970 Blood, Sweat & Tears show at Madison Square Garden, carrying obscene banners outside and dumping manure by the front gate.
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Yippies would turn up at a 1970 Blood, Sweat & Tears show at Madison Square Garden, carrying obscene banners outside and dumping manure by the front gate.
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But dwarf galaxies are smaller and colder, with more dilute and slower-moving matter.
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Second, a dilute hydrochloric acid is used to dissolve the remaining lithium and the transition metals—nickel, cobalt, and manganese.
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Gibson asked for pornographic images of the minor, and sent photos of himself, according to court documents.
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While Washington drags its feet, kids across the nation are being exposed to vile, pornographic images and ads with no meaningful safeguards to prevent it.
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By contrast, brewing coffee takes several minutes, resulting in a lighter, more diluted drink.
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To help remove sugar or milk, spray the area with diluted dishwashing soap solution.
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Human remains were found in the chimney of a public school in Queens, New York, on Tuesday morning while officials were investigating a foul odor, according to police.
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While some of the Dutch pleaded for a foul, Gakpo raced in to score on the rebound.
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“Impure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impure. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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