purged

verb

past tense of purge
as in restored
to free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially a day on which the faithful are expected to purge themselves of their sins through prayer and fasting

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Recent Examples of purged This is also thanks to the fact that crawfish are often purged before cooking. — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 8 May 2026 Doctors, following accepted practice, would likely have bled or purged an ill person for humoral balance. — Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026 At various points during his interview with Sobchak, Dugin called the sport of surfing evil and said that its practitioners should be purged. — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026 Burgum purged the department of roughly 13,000 staffers last year and announced efforts to reduce its workforce by even more in April. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026 Manzo purged the municipal police and pleaded with the federal government to send troops and military-grade weapons to Uruapan. — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026 According to Kornfield, among the documents purged was a news release about a man who went to the Capitol with bear spray and is still facing an ongoing child solicitation case. — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 24 May 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 Meanwhile, as the Pentagon purged Anthropic’s model from its computers, the National Security Agency installed it in its classified networks. — Sam Liccardo, Washington Post, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purged
  1. restored
  2. cleansed
  3. purified
  4. healed
  5. sanctified
Verb
  • The restaurant received a score of 62 and were closed until hot water was restored.
    — Mary Ella Hastings July 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 July 2026
  • He was restored to the starting lineup against Belgium, but was taken off midway through the second half.
    — Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026
Definition of restored
Verb
  • 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
  • Allen cleansed himself in the process.
    — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Definition of cleansed
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  • And here, the researchers simply purified the translation machinery and supplied it to the SpudCells.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
  • The amount may be infinitesimal—white sugar and bottled water are sometimes purified with charred animal bones, for instance—but some hypersensitive alpha-gal patients avoid the risk anyway.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of purified
Verb
  • In many cases, Kallis said, the roots of this behavior were planted long before, frequently through trauma, abuse, isolation, addiction or distorted coping mechanisms that were never confronted or healed.
    — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
  • While the nose is generally considered healed around the one-year mark, that timeline can stretch to 18 months or longer depending on the person.
    — Victoria Oliva, Allure, 23 June 2026
Definition of healed
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  • Like much of the first half of the episode, before the plane crash, this gala sequence is shot in silky gold colors, as if John and Carolyn had already been sanctified.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
  • That was until Pope Leo inadvertently sanctified them in 2026.
    — Paul Keane, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026
Definition of sanctified

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