PURGER Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

purge

verb

ˈpərj

Definition of 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 In April, the music streaming service Deezer reported that 44% of all new music on its platform was AI-generated, while Spotify purged some 75 million spam tracks from its platform in September. — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026 Like the election of 1892, which Republicans tried to control by admitting six western states to the union and purging voter rolls. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026 Trial diversity faltered after the administration purged all references to DEI from the websites of its agencies and in much of its research. — Helen Branswell, STAT, 6 July 2026 Doctors, following accepted practice, would likely have bled or purged an ill person for humoral balance. — Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for purge

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But city efforts to restore its lost vim and vigor have fallen flat.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
The marker has since been vandalized and was taken down to be restored, making the James Baldwin quote at the sign’s base all the more pertinent.

— Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026

Definition of restore

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What lies before us is not a world cleansed of fraud, but a world in which the speed of both deception and defense keeps rising, so that the responsibility shared between institutions and individuals grows more important.

— Dennis-Kenji Kipker, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
The animals were killed for their hides and their tongues, a culinary delicacy, but also as part of the campaign to ethnically cleanse Native Americans from the land.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 20 July 2026

Definition of cleanse

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Normal strategy in disaster situations is boiling water to purify it but this uses valuable fuel resources.

— Simon Heptinstall, New Atlas, 9 July 2026
Next, the raw material is handed over to Talga Group, a specialist firm that purifies the recycled feedstock into pristine, battery-grade graphite.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026

Definition of purify

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For the second year in a row, this quiet Hill Country town is digging itself out of a catastrophe that has mercilessly taken a community trying to heal and set them back on the path of mourning.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
To our community, join us in taking action against gun violence and helping the victims and those affected by gun violence to heal.

— Eric Mack, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

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