purge

as in to restore
to free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially a day on which the faithful are expected to purge themselves of their sins through prayer and fasting

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Recent Examples of purge Guy will not see the Verdun purged of unexploded ordnance in his lifetime. Michael Jerome Plunkett september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025 Moving is the perfect excuse to purge. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025 Recently, some Guard troops have been tasked with picking up trash and spreading mulch, jobs that have been neglected after Musk’s DOGE task force purged a significant portion of the federal workforce. Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025 Having held all of them in contempt, the court stated that that the contempt could be purged by finally turning over all assets and records to the receiver. Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for purge
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  • Afterwards, McClintock said on X that the power to impose tariffs should be restored to Congress.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The ridiculously nourishing formula leaves you glistening but never greasy, with the coconut, açai, and brazil nut oils restoring suppleness to a level that pleased our testers as much as its tropical, coconutty scent and mess-free pump.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
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  • Among them was that chanting and dancing could cleanse the body of sin.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Your skin is cleansed with a topical antiseptic, like alcohol or povidone-iodine, to help prevent infections.
    Carley Millhone, Health, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • Hadid designed a rainwater collection and a water management system, which stores and purifies water from local wetlands and helps prevent flooding.
    Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Playing the character, much like Alicent Hightower in her stubbornness and strength, has been something of a purifying experience for Cooke.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • The glue is also biodegradable, meaning the body absorbs it as the bone heals, so no second surgery is needed to remove implants.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Marty then catches up with each member of Spinal Tap, who are still healing up from their concert wounds and are back at their old jobs when the film started.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Purge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purge. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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