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
From 2016 to 2019, around 4,000 judges in Turkey were purged and replaced with far less experienced judges who are supporters of Erdoğan.
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Kaya Genç, The Dial, 3 Feb. 2026
Maybe that oversized bath sheet that isn’t getting used needs to be purged.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2026
Scientists were among the intellectuals and researchers who were killed and imprisoned and purged.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
The cancellations come after Trump purged the center’s bipartisan board members, just seven days after he was inaugurated into office in 2025.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2026
The nation was to be purged of continual sin not indeed all of its own doing—due partly to its inheritance; and yet a sin, a negation that gave the world the right to sneer at the pretensions of this republic.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
Then Prime Minister Fumio Kishida purged those officials and pledged to cut his party’s ties to the group – but the damage was done, sowing deep public suspicion toward the LDP.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
In many ways, once that past was purged Kansas City has been binging on BIRGing ever since.
—Kansas City Star, 19 Dec. 2025
This year, the Department of Health and Human Services purged thousands of employees and weakened government programs dedicated to tobacco control, environmental safety, injury prevention, and reproductive health.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
Kaya Genç, The Dial, 3 Feb. 2026
Maybe that oversized bath sheet that isn’t getting used needs to be purged.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2026
Scientists were among the intellectuals and researchers who were killed and imprisoned and purged.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
The cancellations come after Trump purged the center’s bipartisan board members, just seven days after he was inaugurated into office in 2025.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2026
The nation was to be purged of continual sin not indeed all of its own doing—due partly to its inheritance; and yet a sin, a negation that gave the world the right to sneer at the pretensions of this republic.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
Then Prime Minister Fumio Kishida purged those officials and pledged to cut his party’s ties to the group – but the damage was done, sowing deep public suspicion toward the LDP.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
In many ways, once that past was purged Kansas City has been binging on BIRGing ever since.
—Kansas City Star, 19 Dec. 2025
This year, the Department of Health and Human Services purged thousands of employees and weakened government programs dedicated to tobacco control, environmental safety, injury prevention, and reproductive health.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purged
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While officials later restored much of the country’s domestic bandwidth, as well as local and international phone calls and SMS messaging, the population is largely unable to freely access the internet because of heavy state filtering.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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When the Daily News last week asked the USDOT if similar claims by GDC CEO Tom Prendergast were true — and, if so, why the funding hadn’t been restored — a spokesman directed the inquiry to the White House.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Once your face is cleansed, don’t reach for your face towel just yet.—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
28 Jan. 2026
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The three pools source their water from a well in the grounds, which is then treated and distributed; and the Long Pool is treated and cleansed with natural salt instead of chlorine.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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The indoor pool is purified with ozone.—
Lydia Bell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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In the final step of the process, the paste is thawed and purified into a liquid at a high temperature.—
Alice Park,
Time,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Stone knows of many people who chose not to have surgery in that case and have healed naturally.—
Devon Henderson,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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His family has grieved, and healed, in diverging ways.—
Susan Young,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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Though his win was not televised, Bernarr’s instantly memorable — and eternally sanctified — acceptance speech quickly went viral across social media.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Purged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purged. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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