as in pure
free from added matter
purified water that was now safe to drink
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as in purged
to free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially
Catholics go to confession to be purified
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as in filtered
to remove usually visible impurities from
purify the water by distillation
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Recent Examples of purified
Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
The Metropolitan Water District already is planning a large new facility in Carson to transform wastewater into purified drinking water.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
Out back, a small sewage-treatment plant converts bodily waste from two flanking portable toilets into purified water, which is piped into a large tank in which yet another unclothed woman, wearing a scuba mouthpiece, floats for four hours at a time.
—Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
This will require recurring cost, however, making the recurring purchase of purified water for a filterless humidifier is just as suitable a solution.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
It is first pulverized into a fine powder, then dried, purified, and treated at the surface to optimize its reactivity.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
Biochar is a purified, charcoal-like material that’s created by burning organic matter in a low-oxygen environment.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026
Butlers place refillable water bottles ensuite that passengers can fill with purified still and sparkling water in their refrigerators, or at filling stations around the ship to use on board and ashore.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
Cetaphil’s face serum uses purified peptides to improve your skin’s elasticity and reduce the appearance of lines.
—Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2026
Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
There it is filtered and purified before being fed into the Reflecting Pool.
—New York Times, 31 May 2026
This is a far more advanced and valuable product that requires graphite to be purified, shaped, coated, and graphitized before it can be used inside batteries.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
Inside these trains, natural gas is purified and cooled to about –260 degrees Fahrenheit (–162 degrees Celsius), below the boiling point of methane.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 23 Mar. 2026
When the characters played by Carey Mulligan and Kaden Leos begin to tiptoe into that void, Gosling sells the Driver’s transition into a man finally come alive, revitalized by love and purified by violence.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Uranium is a nuclear fuel that can be used to make a bomb if purified to high levels.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
The indoor pool is purified with ozone.
—Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
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
Adjective
The scientists demonstrated that tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) spontaneously formed when mixtures of purified coat protein and its genomic RNA were incubated together.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
The Metropolitan Water District already is planning a large new facility in Carson to transform wastewater into purified drinking water.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
Out back, a small sewage-treatment plant converts bodily waste from two flanking portable toilets into purified water, which is piped into a large tank in which yet another unclothed woman, wearing a scuba mouthpiece, floats for four hours at a time.
—Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
This will require recurring cost, however, making the recurring purchase of purified water for a filterless humidifier is just as suitable a solution.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
It is first pulverized into a fine powder, then dried, purified, and treated at the surface to optimize its reactivity.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
Biochar is a purified, charcoal-like material that’s created by burning organic matter in a low-oxygen environment.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026
Butlers place refillable water bottles ensuite that passengers can fill with purified still and sparkling water in their refrigerators, or at filling stations around the ship to use on board and ashore.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
Cetaphil’s face serum uses purified peptides to improve your skin’s elasticity and reduce the appearance of lines.
—Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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, 1 June 2026
There it is filtered and purified before being fed into the Reflecting Pool.
—New York Times, 31 May 2026
This is a far more advanced and valuable product that requires graphite to be purified, shaped, coated, and graphitized before it can be used inside batteries.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
Inside these trains, natural gas is purified and cooled to about –260 degrees Fahrenheit (–162 degrees Celsius), below the boiling point of methane.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 23 Mar. 2026
When the characters played by Carey Mulligan and Kaden Leos begin to tiptoe into that void, Gosling sells the Driver’s transition into a man finally come alive, revitalized by love and purified by violence.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Uranium is a nuclear fuel that can be used to make a bomb if purified to high levels.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
The indoor pool is purified with ozone.
—Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purified
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The signature smart bed lifts at the head so guests can prop up and watch television, a feature born of pure necessity.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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At its purest level, football’s appeal lies in its universality.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
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At various points during his interview with Sobchak, Dugin called the sport of surfing evil and said that its practitioners should be purged.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2026
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Burgum purged the department of roughly 13,000 staffers last year and announced efforts to reduce its workforce by even more in April.—
Joseph Konig,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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The figures capture economic activity before the full impact of the Middle East energy shock, triggered by the US-Iran conflict, filtered through, and the interest rate hike earlier this month that would further erode consumer spending.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
10 June 2026
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The companies that were financially strong were then filtered by those that performed well on industry impact in their respective categories.—
TIME Staff,
Time,
9 June 2026
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Overhauling the scientific peer review system that has been in place and refined internationally will threaten the US’s status as a technology leader, which is already being accelerated by deepening federal funding budget cuts.—
Kelly Fleming,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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The result here is serene, sculptural, and undeniably refined.—
Sophie Aliece Hollis,
Martha Stewart,
11 June 2026
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The attack took place on the mezzanine leading to Amtrak trains, not on a train or platform, Anderson clarified.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2026
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The agency clarified that the fee would only apply to new applicants living abroad, and not renewals.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
Verb
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Well, that individual that has extracted themselves from that social context, that story of their experience kind of ends there.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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About six months later, in March of this year, investigators received confirmation that a DNA profile was extracted from the remains.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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“Purified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purified. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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