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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There’s a sense of purity — lots of all-white looks — and a celebration of softness compared to the past season.
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
The episode lampooned the boys’ purity rings and featured a very suggestive animated recreation of the concert film’s foam scenes.
—John Russell, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
Complexity, not purity, is the essence of the moral and the humane.
—Daniel Bergner, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2024
This product is third party tested for purity as well as label accuracy.
—Willow Jarosh, Ms, Rd, Health, 18 Oct. 2024
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 2 Oct. 2024
The episode lampooned the boys’ purity rings and featured a very suggestive animated recreation of the concert film’s foam scenes.
—John Russell, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
Complexity, not purity, is the essence of the moral and the humane.
—Daniel Bergner, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2024
This product is third party tested for purity as well as label accuracy.
—Willow Jarosh, Ms, Rd, Health, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purity
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Since being indicted in the case, Glen Davis has steadily maintained his innocence, claiming that the accusations were false.Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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Combs has been incarcerated in the Special Housing Unit at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center since his arraignment and has maintained his innocence amid mounting civil lawsuits over the past year.KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
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Get The Recipe 15 of 28 Classic Apple Cobbler Who can resist the cakey goodness of cobbler?Patricia S York, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024
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The last category, occlusives—which includes ingredients like petroleum jelly, shea butter, and beeswax—act like a top coat to trap in all that goodness.Emily Orofino, Allure, 24 Oct. 2024
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The wall was just low enough to allow Betts to stand on his tippy toes as Capobianco held Betts’ left arm up and over the wall; and Peters – by virtue of dumb luck – did not injure Betts’ right hand, wrist, or arm.Dan Freedman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Inside the arena, local politicians – some famous, some not – warmed up the crowd by extolling the virtues of Trump and the Republicans.David Jackson, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Purity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purity. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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