as in innocence
the quality or state of being morally pure
struggling to live a life of purity while surrounded by wickedness
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Recent Examples of purity
Young cautions that purity, dosing and manufacturing standards can vary widely.
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Daryl Austin, USA Today, 13 June 2026
Laurent-Perrier was also among the first to pivot to 100% stainless steel vinification for purity and freshness.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
The purity of her purpose isn’t lost on those who watch her skate.
—Alice Park, Time, 9 June 2026
Supply chain expert and Wichita State University professor Usha Haley said the Jubail complex in Saudi Arabia supplied about 70 percent of the world’s high-purity polyphenylene ether resin.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 7 June 2026
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Daryl Austin, USA Today, 13 June 2026
Laurent-Perrier was also among the first to pivot to 100% stainless steel vinification for purity and freshness.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
The purity of her purpose isn’t lost on those who watch her skate.
—Alice Park, Time, 9 June 2026
Supply chain expert and Wichita State University professor Usha Haley said the Jubail complex in Saudi Arabia supplied about 70 percent of the world’s high-purity polyphenylene ether resin.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 7 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for purity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purity
Noun
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The presumption of innocence remains fully intact.—
Jordan Freiman,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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The trick of claiming such devout innocence worked quite readily for the last several years.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Noun
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Even more goodness to check out!—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Thank goodness for James Frisbie.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
Noun
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Honeywell is following in the footsteps of 3M, Danaher, GE, and United Technologies — companies that once preached the virtues of a diversified portfolio but have concluded that value now comes from focus.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
12 June 2026
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Civic virtue, domestic violence and Raymond Berry, in readers’ eyes.—
Letters to the Editor,
Washington Post,
12 June 2026
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“Purity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purity. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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