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adjective

as in washed

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verb

past tense of cleanse
1
as in purged
to free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially in an elaborate ritual the priestess cleansed the gathering of supplicants

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2
as in cleaned
to remove the dirt from cleanse the wound with soap and water before applying the bandage

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Recent Examples of cleansed
Verb
Allen cleansed himself in the process. — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 4 May 2026 Once your face is cleansed, don’t reach for your face towel just yet. — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 28 Jan. 2026 When one heart is cleansed, the vibration of wholeness ripples outward. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026 My skin was quenched and cleansed at once, and Vargas’ fluency in her craft made the time absolutely fly by. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 15 Mar. 2026 Under eclipses, artifacts will also be corrupted and have drawbacks that can be cleansed by beating the world’s Overlord. — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026 The goal in the West Bank is to create a homogenous ethnicity in a space that is being cleansed of Palestinians, and to expand the Israeli footprint there. — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026 These systems depend on relevant, organized, cleansed and secure data to perform, but estimates suggest that less than 1% of enterprise data is suitable for AI consumption. — Sean Nathaniel, Forbes.com, 26 Feb. 2026 Once your makeup is removed and your face is cleansed, add a hydrating cream like the All About Eyes Lightweight Eye Cream, then use the De-Puffing Eye Roller in the morning to awaken and brighten your eyes for the day. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleansed
  1. washed
  2. purged
  3. cleaned
  4. purified
  5. bleached
  6. whitened
  7. sterile
  8. sanitary
Adjective
  • The duvet set includes two pillowcases and a duvet cover made from 100 percent cotton that’s pre-washed to ensure softness from night one and designed to mimic the appearance of crisp linen.
    — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026
  • Pre-washed rice has already been rinsed, so washing it again is unnecessary.
    — Aksha Mittapalli, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2026
Definition of washed
Verb
  • Doctors, following accepted practice, would likely have bled or purged an ill person for humoral balance.
    — Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • Among those purged or forced to retire have been a chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the chief of naval operations and the head of the Defense Health Agency.
    — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
Definition of purged
Verb
  • Trash Cans Yes, garbage cans should be cleaned, but few people remember to add them to the chore list.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 6 July 2026
  • Use pet-safe cleaners and skip harsh chemicals Dog toys cannot be cleaned with just any chemical, as some can be harmful to your pets’ health.
    — Taneia Surles, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of cleaned
Adjective
  • Workers feed iron ore, coal and limestone into the furnaces’ top and use long sticks to punch open holes for purified molten iron to flow out from the bottom.
    — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
  • This was a mouse study using a purified research-grade form of phytic acid, not the kind on your dinner plate.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026
Definition of purified
Adjective
  • The palettes are often chalky and austere—bleached grays, oxidized browns—and the subject matter can blur into undifferentiated bulk.
    — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 23 June 2026
  • Nippon Dynawave employs hundreds to produce bleached paperboard that is used to make cartons and containers for products like juice and milk.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 31 May 2026
Definition of bleached
Adjective
  • Rub a small amount of oil, like mayonnaise or vegetable oil, on the whitened area; natural oils should suffice.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 Mar. 2026
Definition of whitened
Adjective
  • These conditions had much higher fatality rates in 1776 because Americans had no antibiotics, few vaccines, no understanding of germ theory, no sterile surgical techniques and limited access to hospitals, experts note.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Officials will begin to release sterile male mosquitoes in Rosemont next week to reduce the spread of Aedes aegypti, a disease-carrying invasive mosquito, the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District announced Wednesday.
    — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of sterile
Adjective
  • The temporary power outage caused a sanitary sewer overflow on Patapsco Avenue, which was quickly slowed by DPW's Utility Maintenance Division, officials stated.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 10 June 2026
  • After all, there are so many basic areas to wipe down weekly just to keep your home organized and sanitary from the week's use.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 7 June 2026
Definition of sanitary

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“Cleansed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleansed. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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