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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The purity of that love shows through in every role, from big to small.
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Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 10 Sep. 2024
They were confronted with dishes that were the opposite of New Nordic purity.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
The water lily, a symbol of purity and elegance, was the thread through many of spring’s designs.
—WWD, 23 Sep. 2024
Gone are the days of GOP committees in Washington, D.C. carefully rolling out endorsements regardless of ideological purity.
—Kaleigh Rogers, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2024
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Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 10 Sep. 2024
They were confronted with dishes that were the opposite of New Nordic purity.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
The water lily, a symbol of purity and elegance, was the thread through many of spring’s designs.
—WWD, 23 Sep. 2024
Gone are the days of GOP committees in Washington, D.C. carefully rolling out endorsements regardless of ideological purity.
—Kaleigh Rogers, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for purity
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“Purity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purity. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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