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as in plain
free from added matter
There is a big difference between pure maple syrup and pancake syrup made with other ingredients. the solution must be kept pure for the experiment to work
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as in immaculate
free from any trace of the coarse or indecent
the humor in the movie is as pure and wholesome as any parent could wish
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as in innocent
free from sin
in one beatitude those who are pure in heart are promised the sight of God
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as in sheer
having no exceptions or restrictions
that story is pure nonsense
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Recent Examples of pure
Wednesday afternoon, in an act of pure partisan aggression, GOP lawmakers redrew Florida’s congressional districts.
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
In a state that can err on the side of over-development and endlessly trendy dining, Cedar Key offers something quieter, more authentic, and perhaps more compelling—dishes that hearken back to Old Florida, as pure and unadulterated as it was meant to be.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
Also getting positive feedback and in the running for an order is drama In the Line of Fire (fka Protection, which is more serialized than the pure procedural pilots and has a strong family element.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 May 2026
Some people are happy to roam the world as old tourists, pure consumers who remain willfully blind to the impacts of their wanderings.
—CBS News, 1 May 2026
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
In a state that can err on the side of over-development and endlessly trendy dining, Cedar Key offers something quieter, more authentic, and perhaps more compelling—dishes that hearken back to Old Florida, as pure and unadulterated as it was meant to be.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
Also getting positive feedback and in the running for an order is drama In the Line of Fire (fka Protection, which is more serialized than the pure procedural pilots and has a strong family element.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 May 2026
Some people are happy to roam the world as old tourists, pure consumers who remain willfully blind to the impacts of their wanderings.
—CBS News, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pure
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Revisiting maps mid-decade for political advantage runs directly against both the spirit and the plain language of those protections.—
Dan Daley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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But a glimpse at an earlier journalistic universe—newspapers in the era before social media—shows the dishonesty at the center of the project to treat the plain meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment as up for grabs.—
Lawrence Glickman,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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Men begetting men is the story, a kind of immaculate cultural reproduction.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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My mom [had] immaculate music taste and [played] me all the greats.—
Adelle Platon,
VIBE.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Abe told a judge at an April 27 proceeding that Allen has no prior arrests or convictions and is presumed innocent under the law.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Same goes for the three separate books that were pitched to me at the same time by the same publisher, all themed around why OJ Simpson is innocent.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
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What strikes fear into the hearts of overseas rivals is the sheer scale of production in China, where automakers can rely on deep domestic supply chains and have automated their factories.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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Every year, the level of talent and sheer ability seems more outrageous.—
Dan Stahl,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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In a state that can err on the side of over-development and endlessly trendy dining, Cedar Key offers something quieter, more authentic, and perhaps more compelling—dishes that hearken back to Old Florida, as pure and unadulterated as it was meant to be.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
1 May 2026
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Who knew duking it out at the top of the league could be such unadulterated torture?—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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The songwriting is so chaste and disembodied that an Old Hollywood censor would have no problem greenlighting it.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
20 Apr. 2026
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Rue’s comparatively chaste behavior this season — including in scenes with high school love Jules (the always magnetic Hunter Schafer) — feels like a concession to Zendaya’s huge star power and public image.—
Carla Meyer,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 Apr. 2026
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The first lady matched with Queen Consort Camilla in all white during Camilla and King Charles' appearance on the White House's South Lawn on Day 2 of their state visit, Tuesday, April 28.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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The food is exceptional, and there are white beaches to lie on and bubble-like suites to escape into.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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In the ’90s, Garber developed a reputation for intellectual risk-taking with a series of psychoanalytically inflected books on topics including cross-dressing, real estate, and Americans’ reliance on dogs for unconditional love.—
Charlie Tyson,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Hinckley was institutionalized for more than 30 years before the courts ruled that he’d been rehabilitated and granted him unconditional release in 2022.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Pure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pure. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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