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as in to purge
to free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially
Catholics go to confession to be purified
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as in to filter
to remove usually visible impurities from
purify the water by distillation
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Recent Examples of purify
This cleanser works to exfoliate your dead skin, purify your pores and rejuvenate your face in just a few quick uses.
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Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
The fuel cell uses about 70% of the hydrogen available, with the leftover hydrogen either oxidized for more heat or purified for refueling.
—David Blekhman, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The sermon was built around a Bible passage, Malachi 3:1-4, about God's ability to purify people.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
Both purifying methods can measurably reduce indoor air pollution, according to the EPA.
—Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
The fuel cell uses about 70% of the hydrogen available, with the leftover hydrogen either oxidized for more heat or purified for refueling.
—David Blekhman, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The sermon was built around a Bible passage, Malachi 3:1-4, about God's ability to purify people.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
Both purifying methods can measurably reduce indoor air pollution, according to the EPA.
—Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purify
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To purge their body of nitrogen, an astronaut needs to breathe pure oxygen for a few hours, both before and after donning a spacesuit.Regina Kim, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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My Bitdefender contact explained that the clean bill of health in the dashboard refers to the fact that my personal data was already purged from data brokers during my reviews of other similar products.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
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Lower rents for new leases are finally filtering into rates for existing tenants.Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
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Those earlier rulings found that the age verification systems of the 1990s and 2000s unduly burdened people’s speech and that filtering software could serve the same purpose, but the court also said that if the internet changed at some point in the future, that analysis could change too.Adi Robertson, The Verge, 15 Jan. 2025
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In May 2018, Starbucks clarified that non-paying customers were also welcome to use its facilities.Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Bob clarified that all the traitors agreed a housewife should go and that Dorinda would be the first.Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 14 Jan. 2025
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This year, Chanel will be investing in data collection and processes to identify evolving hotspots and drivers of carbon emissions to sharpen and refine its transition plan.Olivia Pinnock, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Chief Strategy Officer Suzi Watford, a former SiriusXM executive who also previously worked for Lewis at the Journal, has been collaborating with senior leaders for months to refine the Post's mission for the current age.David Folkenflik, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
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This suggests that the Galaxy S25 series will use Gemini to extract information from YouTube videos and create new notes in the Samsung Notes app.Paul Monckton, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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The deciding factor was forced errors, with Siegemund stretching Zheng often enough to extract 31 errors from her opponent while conceding just 13.Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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When Jorgenson moved out of the home, a cleaning crew filmed the property and noted that the bedroom carpet had been removed and there was a large stain on the wooden floorboards, court records show.Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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Look through your connections and spring clean your account.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Then, wash your hands and throw your clothes into the washing machine (more on this below).Erica Sloan, SELF, 14 Jan. 2025
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Rabanne light wash denim jackets and wide-leg jeans feature a subtle crackle laser print as well.Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Purify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purify. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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