purgatorial
adjective
pur·ga·to·ri·al
ˌpər-gə-ˈtȯr-ē-əl 
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The attempt failed, and since April, Venezuela has remained stuck in a purgatorial stalemate.
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Michael J. Camilleri, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2019
The Detroit Tigers’ 108th game of the season had that purgatorial feeling.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
One of the common threads of Slow Horses throughout its run is how carefully Jackson Lamb minds his misfit flock despite (or maybe because of) their shortcomings and their purgatorial status at Slough House.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
In the show’s two signature numbers, both of them Norma’s declarations of her own worthiness, Scherzinger stands at center stage and belts with shocking vocal power and agility, surrounded by purgatorial swirls of smoke and blown out by that Lloydian white light.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
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Michael J. Camilleri, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2019
The Detroit Tigers’ 108th game of the season had that purgatorial feeling.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
One of the common threads of Slow Horses throughout its run is how carefully Jackson Lamb minds his misfit flock despite (or maybe because of) their shortcomings and their purgatorial status at Slough House.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
In the show’s two signature numbers, both of them Norma’s declarations of her own worthiness, Scherzinger stands at center stage and belts with shocking vocal power and agility, surrounded by purgatorial swirls of smoke and blown out by that Lloydian white light.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Purgatorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purgatorial. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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