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verb

past tense of purify

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purified
Adjective
  • And there definitely was a party element to the occasion, with guests moving to the sounds of the DJ, performing line dances with pure joy.
    Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • But scientists didn’t figure out how to isolate, extract, and ingest pure DMT on its own until 1956, which branched the drug off from ayahuasca into its own history.
    Oshan Jarow, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • The statute of limitations for rape at the time was six years, so the evidence was purged.
    Stephanie Warsmith and Paula Schleis, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
  • The board had targeted more than 100 books to be purged but only about eight were eliminated.
    Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • They were also refined in the heat of battle through some of the period’s major conflicts, including the Korean, Vietnam, and Middle Eastern wars.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The wider leg makes these leather pants equal parts rebellious and refined, and they can be dressed up or down and worn from day to night.
    Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The company later clarified its policy on Pride displays.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
  • That said, Lenz clarified that the emotional reprieve had nothing to do with having a romantic connection to her costar.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Purified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purified. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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