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
The water source at Jupiter Artland, drawn from an ancient aquifer, plays a defining role in the vodka’s purity.
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Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
If something challenges your heart and your soul and your mind and your sense of purity of what is right and wrong in the world, then just say no.
—Jack Irvin, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
This level of enrichment is just a technical step away from reaching the 90% purity required for nuclear weapons.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Finally, a set proportion of these materials that are of the right quality and purity will be used to make batteries that will go in new electric Porsches.
—New Atlas, 5 Apr. 2025
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Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
If something challenges your heart and your soul and your mind and your sense of purity of what is right and wrong in the world, then just say no.
—Jack Irvin, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
This level of enrichment is just a technical step away from reaching the 90% purity required for nuclear weapons.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Finally, a set proportion of these materials that are of the right quality and purity will be used to make batteries that will go in new electric Porsches.
—New Atlas, 5 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for purity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purity
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His request to keep Morales’ bond at $5 million was denied when Murphy acquiesced a request made by Supervisory Assistant State’s Attorney Howard S. Stein to raise bail by $2.5 million now that Morales no longer has the presumption of innocence.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
22 Apr. 2025
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The 48-year-old, who pleaded not guilty in 2020, took the stand in his defense last week, reaffirming his claim of innocence.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In 2022 alone, the state shipped nearly $24 billion of nuts, rice, tomatoes and other tasty goodness around the world.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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Jones was a tremendous raconteur and an even better writer—his words, my goodness.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 Apr. 2025
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Moral exemplars are connected in a fundamental way to virtue ethics – a framework of behavior based in core virtues such as honesty, bravery and kindness.—
George Tsakiridis,
The Conversation,
29 Apr. 2025
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Despite some virtue signalling in the form of flashy green pledges, genuine action has been slow, dubious and patchy.—
Marianne Lehnis,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Purity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purity. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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