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
Burgum purged the department of roughly 13,000 staffers last year and announced efforts to reduce its workforce by even more in April.
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Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
According to Kornfield, among the documents purged was a news release about a man who went to the Capitol with bear spray and is still facing an ongoing child solicitation case.
—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 24 May 2026
Meanwhile, as the Pentagon purged Anthropic’s model from its computers, the National Security Agency installed it in its classified networks.
—Sam Liccardo, Washington Post, 22 May 2026
Manzo purged the municipal police and pleaded with the federal government to send troops and military-grade weapons to Uruapan.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
This is also thanks to the fact that crawfish are often purged before cooking.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
When accounting for positions that have been purged more than once, 52% of the PLA’s top leadership positions have been affected, the report found.
—Steven Jiang, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
On defense, the Kings have purged talent with limited or no value in return in recent years.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 2 May 2026
The order states Bramlett owes $4,400 to the Board of Adams County Commissioners and that he and his wife will be imprisoned May 18 unless the contempt is purged.
—Olivia Young, CBS News, 2 May 2026
Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
According to Kornfield, among the documents purged was a news release about a man who went to the Capitol with bear spray and is still facing an ongoing child solicitation case.
—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 24 May 2026
Meanwhile, as the Pentagon purged Anthropic’s model from its computers, the National Security Agency installed it in its classified networks.
—Sam Liccardo, Washington Post, 22 May 2026
Manzo purged the municipal police and pleaded with the federal government to send troops and military-grade weapons to Uruapan.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
This is also thanks to the fact that crawfish are often purged before cooking.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
When accounting for positions that have been purged more than once, 52% of the PLA’s top leadership positions have been affected, the report found.
—Steven Jiang, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
On defense, the Kings have purged talent with limited or no value in return in recent years.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 2 May 2026
The order states Bramlett owes $4,400 to the Board of Adams County Commissioners and that he and his wife will be imprisoned May 18 unless the contempt is purged.
—Olivia Young, CBS News, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purged
Verb
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At that moment, the air in the Lenovo Center was taken right out of the fans’ sails, but a trusty veteran restored that later in the period.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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In one of the poshest corners of Recoleta is this neoclassical mansion from the 1930s that has been impeccably restored.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Allen cleansed himself in the process.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Under eclipses, artifacts will also be corrupted and have drawbacks that can be cleansed by beating the world’s Overlord.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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She was hooked up to a hemodialysis machine where her blood flowed out of her body to be purified and was then transferred back into her body where it was reabsorbed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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There it is filtered and purified before being fed into the Reflecting Pool.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
Verb
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Who doesn’t want fractures to be healed?—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
3 June 2026
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In a follow-up video, Thompson showed an unfiltered look at her recovery, documenting how much her wounds had healed over the course of 15 days.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Like much of the first half of the episode, before the plane crash, this gala sequence is shot in silky gold colors, as if John and Carolyn had already been sanctified.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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That was until Pope Leo inadvertently sanctified them in 2026.—
Paul Keane,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Purged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purged. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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