as in restored
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 purged
Miao is one of the highest-ranking CMC officials to be purged since the 1960s and is particularly significant since he was personally elevated to the CMC by Xi.
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
But that won’t be the only item on the agenda, and the conclave may also include a personnel reshuffle if new officials are appointed to key roles vacated by those purged.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
This suggests that snow leopards have purged bad mutations within their population periodically over time, which eliminated potential disadvantageous impacts from historic inbreeding and allowed populations to remain healthy despite small numbers, according to the paper.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
Over the next decade, hundreds more stars and other key players in the entertainment industry were fired, purged and blacklisted in what became known as the blacklist era.
—Kathy M. Newman, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
Jews were purged from the Soviet Foreign Ministry in 1939, when the Soviet Union signed a pact with Nazi Germany, and antisemitic show trials followed not long after Germany’s defeat.
—Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Many of China’s top military officials have been purged during Xi’s third term on charges of corruption or disloyalty.
—Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2025
By January 24, PEDP’s website went live with two tools that had already been purged.
—Marlowe Starling, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
In June, Kennedy purged all 17 highly qualified and thoroughly vetted members of the committee, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on setting vaccine policy.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
But that won’t be the only item on the agenda, and the conclave may also include a personnel reshuffle if new officials are appointed to key roles vacated by those purged.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
This suggests that snow leopards have purged bad mutations within their population periodically over time, which eliminated potential disadvantageous impacts from historic inbreeding and allowed populations to remain healthy despite small numbers, according to the paper.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
Over the next decade, hundreds more stars and other key players in the entertainment industry were fired, purged and blacklisted in what became known as the blacklist era.
—Kathy M. Newman, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
Jews were purged from the Soviet Foreign Ministry in 1939, when the Soviet Union signed a pact with Nazi Germany, and antisemitic show trials followed not long after Germany’s defeat.
—Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Many of China’s top military officials have been purged during Xi’s third term on charges of corruption or disloyalty.
—Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2025
By January 24, PEDP’s website went live with two tools that had already been purged.
—Marlowe Starling, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
In June, Kennedy purged all 17 highly qualified and thoroughly vetted members of the committee, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on setting vaccine policy.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purged
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Once the infant and Hamida are reunited, the baby’s health is restored.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Of more than 151 roads affected by the storm, only 11 had been fully restored as of noon on Thursday and 134 remain blocked.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The duo doesn’t skimp on the salon experience either—a clean, floral scent smells like a fresh blowout, while the formulas leave hair fresh, soft, and deeply cleansed.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
7 Oct. 2025
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With straight-forward fits and washes, Burberry and Gucci cleansed the palette for bolder and brasher Spring/Summer 2026 designs by labels like Harri, Natasha Zinko and Yaku.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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These stem cells are purified in a lab, and then modified using an inactivated form of the virus that causes HIV.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
15 Oct. 2025
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Less pure sand can be purified by methods such as acid washing or magnetic separation.—
Aki Ishida,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As his skin gradually healed, his fur began growing back.—
Allison Moses,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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The good news is Jackson may be healed enough to return to the field, which would give the Ravens a huge chance at beating the Chicago Bears on Sunday.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Purged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purged. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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