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
See all Example Sentences for purity
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
Noun
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The film is supernatural body horror goodness from debut filmmaker Michael Shanks.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2025
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Undaunted, thank goodness, Stupak opened the Otter, on Thompson Street, late last year inside the new Manner hotel, in SoHo.—
Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2025
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For many professionals, the relentless pursuit of goals, often at the expense of personal well-being, has been elevated to a virtue.—
Amy Blankson,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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If these bathrooms are supposedly for the public, then by virtue of excluding certain people, the message is that their needs are not for consideration.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Purity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purity. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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