impureness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impureness
Noun
  • The juxtaposition of popular art’s messy vulgarity with the pristine aspirations of high art is surprisingly uninvolving.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
  • Higher courts often interpret whether cases fall under the protections of the First Amendment. Freedom of speech, including vulgarity, is common in such cases.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • Steel and iron: Steel and iron production generate about 7% of global emissions with centuries-old blast furnace processes that use intense heat to melt iron ore and burn off impurities.
    Andres Clarens, The Conversation, 23 June 2025
  • Fillers are a difficult-to-define category of miscellaneous food ingredients that are often maligned as purposeless impurities intended to cut cost, which, it could be argued, is itself a purpose.
    Ali Bouzari, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • After all, the legal definition of obscenity has a multi-pronged high bar and is a criminal offense for individuals.
    Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 3 July 2025
  • The law targets performances that fall under the state's obscenity restrictions, historically an extremely rigorous legal hurdle to clear in court.
    Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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“Impureness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impureness. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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