1
as in to purge
to free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially
Catholics go to confession to be purified
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2
as in to filter
to remove usually visible impurities from
purify the water by distillation
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Recent Examples of purify
In March, armed men loyal to the new Syrian regime carried out field executions and spoke of purifying the country after a crackdown against remnants of the former Assad regime spiraled into communal killings against the Alawite minority.
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Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
Amethyst, with its calming and purifying properties, is another great crystal for pairing with cannabis.
—Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
The inactivated viruses are then purified and mixed into a shot or nasal spray.
—Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
Unlike Save Europe, which has hundreds of TikTok edits and YouTube mixes devoted to purifying countries and turning them into ethnostates, the Agartha-Vril zone has no coherent idea or apparatus of attack yet.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2025
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Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
Amethyst, with its calming and purifying properties, is another great crystal for pairing with cannabis.
—Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
The inactivated viruses are then purified and mixed into a shot or nasal spray.
—Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
Unlike Save Europe, which has hundreds of TikTok edits and YouTube mixes devoted to purifying countries and turning them into ethnostates, the Agartha-Vril zone has no coherent idea or apparatus of attack yet.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purify
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth purged some of Colby’s allies in a complicated internal political spat in April, and the person directly involved in some of the internal arguments said Hegseth tends to side with Kurilla in the arguments over the Middle East.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 June 2025
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Where companies once stored every piece of data indefinitely, there's now a clear need to purge outdated or irrelevant information.—
Rajnish Nath,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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For example, an expert may assess whether job candidates from HBCUs are being filtered out of the talent pool.—
Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Mocktails, juices, a self-serve soda station, specialty coffees, and filtered water stations round out the options.—
Paul Rubio,
AFAR Media,
23 June 2025
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Earlier this week, Al Hilal’s CEO Esteve Calzada clarified that Inzaghi had not signed before Inter played Paris Saint-Germain in Munich.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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The company clarified that prices for parties of five or more will have an additional upcharge.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
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While home renovation isn’t a novel concept—people have been tweaking and refining their spaces for centuries—the physical act of remodeling is growing increasingly more nuanced.—
Rachel Gallaher,
Robb Report,
21 June 2025
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All the delays gave Spielberg and his writers (especially Gottlieb) extra time to refine the script, often just prior to filming the scenes.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 June 2025
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Once extracted, researchers began to compare the genetic material discovered to previous samples.—
Nick Butler,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2025
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In November 2022, President Joe Biden issued a license to allow the oil company Chevron to evade sanctions in order to extract oil in Venezuela.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2025
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Before cleaning, check the care label or manufacturer’s instructions for specific directions to care for the materials contained in the rug.—
Karen Grossman,
Southern Living,
24 June 2025
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This also allows access to the interior of the hood, which should be cleaned periodically using a mild detergent.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
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Not pressure washing your driveway can lead to structural damage or even safety hazards on top of the inevitable eyesore.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
20 June 2025
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Allman, who works for a commercial pressure washing company in Dallas, frequently appears in Weaver’s social media videos and supports her career as a DCC from the sidelines.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
19 June 2025
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“Purify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purify. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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