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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Recent Examples of purity
The book by Adam Rapp and Justin Levine maintains the simple purity of Hinton’s story, while the casting choices infuse the tale with a modern edge.
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
This process provides independent verification of a product’s potency and purity while alerting users to any unwanted contaminants like heavy metals, pesticides, and residual solvents.
—Lydia Kariuki, The Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2024
Doing this while online connected to another human might be construed as a form of cheating or a violation of purity and spirit of quietude.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Where Does Iran's Nuclear Program Currently Stand? Weapons-grade enrichment requires uranium purity levels above 90 percent.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
This process provides independent verification of a product’s potency and purity while alerting users to any unwanted contaminants like heavy metals, pesticides, and residual solvents.
—Lydia Kariuki, The Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2024
Doing this while online connected to another human might be construed as a form of cheating or a violation of purity and spirit of quietude.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Where Does Iran's Nuclear Program Currently Stand? Weapons-grade enrichment requires uranium purity levels above 90 percent.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purity
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The president-elect has maintained his innocence, claiming the case is politically motivated against him.David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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In his first on-camera interview in nearly 20 years, Scott Peterson maintains his innocence in the 2002 murder of his wife, Laci, and their unborn child.Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Thank goodness for the music, a constant in the chaos.Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2024
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Envision millions upon millions of people using LLMs that were intended for goodness that are instead being utilized for evildoing in a somewhat unfettered fashion.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Aristotle distinguished the moral and intellectual virtues, and President Carter excelled in many of them.Dave Anderson, Baltimore Sun, 31 Dec. 2024
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There are four teams at 3-13, but the Patriots currently own the top seed, so to speak, by virtue of strength of schedule.Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Purity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purity. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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