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cleansed

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verb

past tense of cleanse

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleansed
Verb
  • And kind of purged the people around us that kind of always tried to drive wedges for petty little gains.
    Jim Ryan, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Late last month, Xi purged one of his closest proteges in the military – a decades-old associate entrusted with instilling political loyalty in the PLA and vetting senior promotions.
    Nectar Gan, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • But ground teams detected the helium leak in Starliner's service module in the aftermath of the scrubbed countdown.
    Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 25 May 2024
  • There were no young girls floating by in elegant dresses, no scrubbed and spoiled children dressed in their finery and dragged toward churches and pagodas, no whisper of music drifting out of windows.
    Chantha Nguon, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2024
Adjective
  • The idea was to drive down the mosquito population because eggs produced by a female after a romp with a sterile male don’t hatch.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
  • But the overall health system in Chad is fragile, and many Chadian women don't have access to a safe and sterile place to deliver.
    Ari Daniel, NPR, 5 May 2025
Adjective
  • In other words, a lack of sanitary and dependable water systems can jeopardize lives which may deter utilities from partnering with water technology startups, no matter how innovative and cost-effective their solution may be.
    Jamil Wyne, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Residents in Louisville, Kentucky, were asked to temporarily reduce their water use for appliances like washing machines and dishwashers as the sanitary sewer system hit capacity.
    Hanna Park, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Cleansed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleansed. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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