LUSTRATING Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

lustrating

verb

present participle of lustrate

as in purifying

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Potential applications include purifying pyrolysis oil produced from waste plastics, recovering industrial solvents used in battery manufacturing, pharmaceutical purification, and biofuel production.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 June 2026
The Dyson Purifier Cool Gen1 TP10 is another HEPA purifying tower fan featuring 350-degree oscillation, 10 fan modes, and Air Multiplier Technology.

— Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 23 June 2026

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The Italian team arrived at Silverstone after a chastening Austria weekend, one race removed from Lewis Hamilton’s sensational win in Spain.

— Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 15 July 2026
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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But on Wednesday afternoon in Atlanta, England was a mere five minutes away, plus stoppage time, from going back to the final for the first time in six decades, and coming one precious step closer from exorcizing all its World Cup demons.

— Sean Gregory, Time, 15 July 2026
But in the early days of the Maniacs, everyone swears that Merchant was a shrieking dervish during shows, exorcising her teenage demons on the stage of every bar in the Rust Belt.

— Dan Kois, Pitchfork, 17 May 2026

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His nanny was his fierce protector and insulated him from the depredations of Nazis and their enablers, baptizing him and teaching him to handily hurl anti-Jewish epithets to fit in.

— Ron Kampeas, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
Maddock said Kozak had particularly loved presiding over Holy Saturday evening Mass, which is typically a time for baptizing people into the Catholic church.

— Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026

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