catharsis

No history, no struggle, no catharsis, no exploration, no humanity.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Many in the nation felt catharsis, and deep respect for those who had pulled it off after nearly a decade of often-frustrated efforts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

She questions her devotion to her career, worrying about the physical toll it takes, but ultimately finds catharsis in the primal power of her own voice.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

Honestly, I hung in through the rather slow opening of this season in large part because I craved the catharsis of seeing it all work out in the end.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

The third church offered passion and catharsis; it was a place where you truly felt the presence of the Holy Spirit inside you.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

Drawing from his life in Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, Mr. Kahan writes about quiet moments in small towns that lead to grand catharses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

But, over time, as they peel away each other’s defenses and histories, their romance both deepens and frays as they find their way to possible catharses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2021

This can make for a frustrating viewing experience in the moment, a film whose moral ambiguities and incomplete catharses don’t map onto a known horror template.

From Slate ● Mar. 20, 2019

“The Rose Tattoo” does not provide any of the anguished catharses of Williams’s celebrated dramas, but there’s something refreshing in the play’s bright colors and Serafina’s amusingly overripe emotional extravagance.

From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2016

The peals of laughter that rumbled across Broadway in the months following the terrorist attacks were emblematic of the most exuberant theatrical catharses I have ever experienced.

From Washington Post