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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lustrating
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Berenter said people have become more familiar with the concept of purifying sewage — and much more trusting of the science behind it — since San Diego first floated the idea two decades ago.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025 -
Like the process of purifying reuse water, the desalination process is more expensive than the typical methods of treating non-brackish groundwater for consumption.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Oct. 2025
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Practice standing and walking meditation, the Microcosmic Orbit, Taiji Ruler, the Eight Treasures, cleansing the internal organs, embodying the elements and more.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Simply apply it in the morning after cleansing and follow up with the moisturizer and SPF of your choice, though the brand makes a set for those who want the whole routine.—
Caitlyn Martyn
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FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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But the feel-good factor evaporated following a chastening 3-0 opening-weekend loss away to promoted Sunderland.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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The American suffered a chastening 6-0, 6-0 defeat to Iga Świątek in the Wimbledon final eight weeks ago, the first time in the Open Era that a women’s player has failed to win a single game in the final at the All England Lawn Tennis Club.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Mets spent last autumn exorcising demons and this fall conjuring new ones to take their place.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Normally, a video of your favorite singer ferociously digging a hole in the ground in a grassy meadow and then screaming into the void as if exorcising a demon would be cause for concern.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Lustrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lustrating. Accessed 4 Jan. 2026.
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