as in pure
free from added matter
purified water that was now safe to drink
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as in purged
to free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially
Catholics go to confession to be purified
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as in filtered
to remove usually visible impurities from
purify the water by distillation
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Recent Examples of purified
Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 17 June 2026
The scientists demonstrated that tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) spontaneously formed when mixtures of purified coat protein and its genomic RNA were incubated together.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
The Metropolitan Water District already is planning a large new facility in Carson to transform wastewater into purified drinking water.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
Out back, a small sewage-treatment plant converts bodily waste from two flanking portable toilets into purified water, which is piped into a large tank in which yet another unclothed woman, wearing a scuba mouthpiece, floats for four hours at a time.
—Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
This will require recurring cost, however, making the recurring purchase of purified water for a filterless humidifier is just as suitable a solution.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
It is first pulverized into a fine powder, then dried, purified, and treated at the surface to optimize its reactivity.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
Biochar is a purified, charcoal-like material that’s created by burning organic matter in a low-oxygen environment.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026
Butlers place refillable water bottles ensuite that passengers can fill with purified still and sparkling water in their refrigerators, or at filling stations around the ship to use on board and ashore.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
There it is filtered and purified before being fed into the Reflecting Pool.
—New York Times, 31 May 2026
This is a far more advanced and valuable product that requires graphite to be purified, shaped, coated, and graphitized before it can be used inside batteries.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
Inside these trains, natural gas is purified and cooled to about –260 degrees Fahrenheit (–162 degrees Celsius), below the boiling point of methane.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 23 Mar. 2026
When the characters played by Carey Mulligan and Kaden Leos begin to tiptoe into that void, Gosling sells the Driver’s transition into a man finally come alive, revitalized by love and purified by violence.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Uranium is a nuclear fuel that can be used to make a bomb if purified to high levels.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
The indoor pool is purified with ozone.
—Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 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
Adjective
The report finds that purified terephthalic acid production and monoethylene glycol, used to polymerize polyethylene terephthalate, or PET, are the biggest contributors across nearly all environmental impact categories.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 17 June 2026
The scientists demonstrated that tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) spontaneously formed when mixtures of purified coat protein and its genomic RNA were incubated together.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
The Metropolitan Water District already is planning a large new facility in Carson to transform wastewater into purified drinking water.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
Out back, a small sewage-treatment plant converts bodily waste from two flanking portable toilets into purified water, which is piped into a large tank in which yet another unclothed woman, wearing a scuba mouthpiece, floats for four hours at a time.
—Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
This will require recurring cost, however, making the recurring purchase of purified water for a filterless humidifier is just as suitable a solution.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
It is first pulverized into a fine powder, then dried, purified, and treated at the surface to optimize its reactivity.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
Biochar is a purified, charcoal-like material that’s created by burning organic matter in a low-oxygen environment.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026
Butlers place refillable water bottles ensuite that passengers can fill with purified still and sparkling water in their refrigerators, or at filling stations around the ship to use on board and ashore.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
She was hooked up to a hemodialysis machine where her blood flowed out of her body to be purified and was then transferred back into her body where it was reabsorbed.
—Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
There it is filtered and purified before being fed into the Reflecting Pool.
—New York Times, 31 May 2026
This is a far more advanced and valuable product that requires graphite to be purified, shaped, coated, and graphitized before it can be used inside batteries.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
Inside these trains, natural gas is purified and cooled to about –260 degrees Fahrenheit (–162 degrees Celsius), below the boiling point of methane.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 23 Mar. 2026
When the characters played by Carey Mulligan and Kaden Leos begin to tiptoe into that void, Gosling sells the Driver’s transition into a man finally come alive, revitalized by love and purified by violence.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Uranium is a nuclear fuel that can be used to make a bomb if purified to high levels.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
The indoor pool is purified with ozone.
—Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purified
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The signature smart bed lifts at the head so guests can prop up and watch television, a feature born of pure necessity.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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At its purest level, football’s appeal lies in its universality.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
Verb
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At various points during his interview with Sobchak, Dugin called the sport of surfing evil and said that its practitioners should be purged.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2026
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Burgum purged the department of roughly 13,000 staffers last year and announced efforts to reduce its workforce by even more in April.—
Joseph Konig,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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The Iran war’s disruption to energy flows pushed up commodity costs, helping ease deflationary pressures that have plagued China for years — but the gains barely filtered through to consumer prices amid weak demand.—
Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
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The staff memo said water would be reclaimed, filtered and reused.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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The Tribune analyzed immigration court data obtained and refined by the research group Deportation Data Project.—
Laura Rodríguez Presa,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
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Could the denominator be further refined in order to get even closer to our irrational target?—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
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At Americana Kitchen at Loews Coral Gables Hotel, Jose Cuervo Reserva de la Familia Cristalino shaken with lychee, rhubarb, St-Germain, bianco vermouth and lemon, then clarified through a milk wash for a silky finish.—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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The Oscar-winning actor's son, Scott Eastwood, clarified his career status in a new interview after a resurfaced video led to speculation about Clint's retirement from Hollywood.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
Verb
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Well, that individual that has extracted themselves from that social context, that story of their experience kind of ends there.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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About six months later, in March of this year, investigators received confirmation that a DNA profile was extracted from the remains.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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“Purified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purified. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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