cathartic
Example Sentences
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Dean faces strong competition from fellow Brit Lola Young, whose cathartically confrontational single Messy was a breakout hit last year.
From BBC
“It has been very cathartic to use the world as a sounding board,” the rapper said at the time.
From Los Angeles Times
Playing a character who goes off the rails was cathartic for Turner, who shot the series in 2024 shortly after moving back to England following her messy divorce from pop star Joe Jonas.
From Los Angeles Times
“Greenland 2: Migration” offers up a proudly, even defiantly optimistic view of what comes after disaster, which can serve for the viewer as either cathartic fictional balm, or Pollyanna-ish fantasy — pick your poison.
From Los Angeles Times
They find their own experience out of it, which can be quite emotional and quite cathartic in a good way.
From Los Angeles Times
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