lustrating

Definition of lustratingnext
present participle of lustrate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lustrating
Verb
  • SacSewer does not charge or gain revenue from water treatment, which involves purifying raw environmental water into safe drinking water.
    Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
  • Next is purifying and hydrating with the Body Wash, which moisturizes and plumps skin while deeply cleansing pores, strengthening the skin barrier and triggering cellular regeneration.
    Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Verb
  • This cleanser brings a spa-like experience straight to your bathroom, thoroughly cleansing the skin without ever leaving it gasping for moisture.
    Kieaundria Bellamy, InStyle, 29 May 2026
  • Next is purifying and hydrating with the Body Wash, which moisturizes and plumps skin while deeply cleansing pores, strengthening the skin barrier and triggering cellular regeneration.
    Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Verb
  • After the team’s chastening winter in Australia, it isn’t lost on Root that the upcoming series against New Zealand is symbolic.
    James Wallace, New York Times, 22 May 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
Verb
  • 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
  • Before exorcizing their demons from tournaments past.
    Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • 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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“Lustrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lustrating. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

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