cathartic
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So does the movie, to a degree; Mr. Sarnoski isn’t interested in portraying violence as exciting or cathartic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Joe Wengert co-created “Kevin” with ex-girlfriend/series voice actor Aubrey Plaza as a cathartic thought experiment about their actual pet cat, Kevin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
"I almost laughed at myself attempting poetry, and then the fact that it resonated with people has been a really nice surprise," said Matt, adding that he found it "very cathartic".
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
So you were kind of in a support group, and there was a lot of great cathartic moments.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2017
And passionate, cathartic church, that was black church.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
Appendicitis is another situation where cathartics may not be used without discretion.
From Time Magazine Archive
Eighteen years ago, before the profession in general had really begun its modern investigation of cathartics, the American Medical Association published a handbook on the subject written by Dr. Fantus.
From Time Magazine Archive
Castor oil and calomel are drastic cathartics, should be taken only on advice of a physician.
From Time Magazine Archive
Children and infants present difficulties because they cannot explain their com plaints and because parents too often give destructive cathartics.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is used in some metallic alloys, as type metal and bell metal, and also for medical preparations, which are in general emetics or cathartics.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
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