cleansed 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of cleansednext
as in washed

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cleansed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of cleanse
1
as in purged
to free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially in an elaborate ritual the priestess cleansed the gathering of supplicants

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2
as in cleaned
to remove the dirt from cleanse the wound with soap and water before applying the bandage

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  1. purged
  2. scrubbed
  3. sterile
  4. sanitary
Verb
  • This bread-and-circuses flick might have purged what’s driving so many people crazy about political behavior.
    Armond White, National Review, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Most of the generals purged were linked to the Rocket Force or military equipment, including Li and Wei, the former defense ministers.
    Steven Jiang, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of purged
Adjective
  • But ground teams detected the helium leak in Starliner's service module in the aftermath of the scrubbed countdown.
    Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 25 May 2024
  • There were no young girls floating by in elegant dresses, no scrubbed and spoiled children dressed in their finery and dragged toward churches and pagodas, no whisper of music drifting out of windows.
    Chantha Nguon, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2024
Definition of scrubbed
Adjective
  • Plastics became indispensable in healthcare, enabling sterile equipment, syringes, and life-saving devices like incubators and blood bags.
    David Carlin, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • While the soaring space and large walls of windows certainly let the outside in, modernist homes can often lean sterile if not outfitted with an injection of soft textures and color.
    Juliet Izon, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of sterile
Adjective
  • Pasteurization equipment in the U.S. must meet stringent requirements that include sanitary design, safety controls, and material standards.
    Kerry E. Kaylegian, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Buying sanitary pads, which cost around 1,900 kwacha for a pack of 10, on a monthly basis is typically out of the question.
    Kang-Chun Cheng, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of sanitary
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