1
as in to purge
to free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially
Catholics go to confession to be purified
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as in to filter
to remove usually visible impurities from
purify the water by distillation
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Recent Examples of purify
The company could use an electric smelter to melt and purify the iron before feeding it into Gary’s existing oxygen furnaces or into the kind of electric arc furnace already built in Arkansas.
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John Lippert,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
In terms of drinks, colonists didn't have ways to purify their water, so people drank small beer or weak wine, Miller said.
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Ava Berger,
NPR,
28 June 2026
But that doesn’t matter because that’s been purified.
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Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
The Dyson Purifier Cool Gen1 TP10 is another HEPA purifying tower fan featuring 350-degree oscillation, 10 fan modes, and Air Multiplier Technology.
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Cierra Cowan,
PC Magazine,
23 June 2026
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John Lippert,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
In terms of drinks, colonists didn't have ways to purify their water, so people drank small beer or weak wine, Miller said.
—
Ava Berger,
NPR,
28 June 2026
But that doesn’t matter because that’s been purified.
—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
The Dyson Purifier Cool Gen1 TP10 is another HEPA purifying tower fan featuring 350-degree oscillation, 10 fan modes, and Air Multiplier Technology.
—
Cierra Cowan,
PC Magazine,
23 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purify
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Doctors, following accepted practice, would likely have bled or purged an ill person for humoral balance.
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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.
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Diseases that damage the kidneys and impair their ability to filter blood were blamed for 55,081 deaths in 2024.
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Afternoon sun floods through the windows, filtered by gauzy curtains.
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Known for his deep technical knowledge and signature milk punches, Gibson has brought that ingenuity to Lucky Star through his reserved cocktails, such as the cookies and cream made with rum, clarified milk tea and creme de cacao.
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During Murdaugh’s first status hearing on Monday, June 29, Judge Debra McCaslin did not rule on the DNA evidence, telling defense attorneys to clarify if the sample was viable.
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Across 35 years of international expansion, TAB has continued refining its advisory architecture to reflect evolving leadership pressures.
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Ryan Stephan, acting director of cargo landers for the Moon Base program, said the faster mission cadence will help NASA refine its operations.
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Once sufficient displays of submission had been extracted, would the bankrollers of the civic-education movement redirect their largesse back toward places like that?
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Those contracts call for Next Hydrogen to design and deliver an electrolyzer that extracts tritium from heavy water, a critical process for preparing fuel used in future fusion reactors.
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Then, cleaning robots would handle waste detection and room upkeep using AI.
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As volunteers fanned out Sunday to clean debris from the beach, leaders blamed social media and out-of-state youths for fueling disorder and pledged a full post-holiday safety review.
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“Purify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purify. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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