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
For the purity of an enthralling contest which swung both ways and led you with it, the 3-3 draw with Liverpool in early December was spellbinding.
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George Caulkin, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
The red surrounding this mandala’s central deity is a Buddhist symbol of purity, but also a reminder that purity starts with the flesh and blood that everybody gets for free.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
Reddit users say the community establishes protocols for third-party lab testing of peptides to verify their purity and promotes safe mixing and dosing practices.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
The purity and openness coax out all the details in recordings and then some.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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George Caulkin, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
The red surrounding this mandala’s central deity is a Buddhist symbol of purity, but also a reminder that purity starts with the flesh and blood that everybody gets for free.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
Reddit users say the community establishes protocols for third-party lab testing of peptides to verify their purity and promotes safe mixing and dosing practices.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
The purity and openness coax out all the details in recordings and then some.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purity
Noun
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According to one lawyer, his client proved his innocence with a lie detector test.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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The film captures the innocence and magic of childhood, brought to life through collaboration with Salaam Baalak Trust and the insights of NGOs such as the Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation and Save the Children.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Jan. 2025
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Words cannot express how good my skin looked, oh my goodness.Kiana Murden, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
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Thank goodness the fight is at night or one of them might be put off by a glint of sunlight like receiver CeeDee Lamb.Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
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Gleyber Torres was out by virtue of the fan interference call.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Partway through a panel discussion at a recent economics conference in San Francisco, Jason Furman, a former adviser to President Barack Obama, turned to Kimberly Clausing, a former member of the Biden administration and the author of a book extolling the virtues of free trade.Ben Casselman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Purity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purity. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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