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edifying

[ed-uh-fahy-ing] / ˈɛd əˌfaɪ ɪŋ /


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For Jane Fleischer Reid, granddaughter of Betty Boop co-creator Max Fleischer and creator of Fabulous Fleischer Cartoons Restored, working with Buermann on Boop’s birthday party was “delightful” and edifying.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

All that matters in this moment is one of life's most edifying trivialities: snooker.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026

Choudhury’s account was my first stop falling down the dinosaur community rabbit hole, and one of the most edifying.

From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2026

The book’s most edifying compilations recount the Soviet people’s unconquerable yearning to live, create and love freely, despite the daily menaces of a police state and deafening propaganda.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025

They were labeled with edifying placards that said Traditional Kerala Umbrella and Traditional Bridal Dowry-box.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy


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