purifying 1 of 2

purifying

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verb

present participle of purify

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for purifying
Adjective
  • That was definitely exhausting to exert that much emotion, but also really cathartic.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 9 May 2025
  • There’s something undeniably cathartic about a figure as successful as Rogen, who co-created the series, speaking out about Hollywood’s creative cowardice.
    Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Verb
  • This now four-game winless run has been clarifying for the progress of the Maresca project.
    Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The bill would update several pieces of language in existing law, clarifying requirements such as metal bars on doors and windows, adding sufficient interior lighting and authorizing law enforcement to access dealers’ security systems during an active investigation.
    Tim Clouser | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Human teams can improve the reliability of specific knowledge agents by refining data sources and prompts.
    Michael Wegmüller, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The end of the year is another critical period for refining your retirement strategy.
    True Tamplin, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • For me though, the most moving moment comes early, when Cassian is preparing to steal the fighter with the help of an insider at the Empire’s test facility.
    Noel Murray, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The larger your business is, the more moving pieces there will be in your financial puzzle, and therefore the more complex your tax return will be.
    Bree Manay, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Rafaela's hitting is less impressive than that of his two counterparts, but his defense is elite.
    Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
  • Putin has also invited an impressive array of foreign leaders, including Xi Jinping of China and Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in part to project a personal return to the world stage.
    Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
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