catharsis
Example Sentences
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Scarlet’s final encounter with Claudius radiates with the complicated poignancy expected of real, difficult catharsis.
From Los Angeles Times
What it says about America: Amid protest and upheaval, America embraced catharsis and connection in its pop music.
In “Hamnet,” the staging of “Hamlet” creates a moment of catharsis for everyone assembled inside the Globe.
In a family in which such direct, vulnerable declarations are rare, Agnes’ comment is both a shock and a catharsis.
From Los Angeles Times
The catharsis I felt then of finally seeing it after so many decades has not.
From Los Angeles Times
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