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purgatorial

[pur-guh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-] / ˌpɜr gəˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr- /


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It feels even more pertinent knowing the organization’s purgatorial position in the standings makes the choice on whether to buy, sell or stand pat by the Aug. 1 trade deadline especially daunting.

From Seattle Times Jul. 29, 2023

“The Blinds,” his previous novel, takes place in a purgatorial no-man’s land deep in the heart of Texas inhabited by criminals who have had their memories scrubbed.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 25, 2023

Their best path out of this purgatorial mediocrity is to be so bad that they are repeatedly drafting in the blue-chip range of the lottery.

From Washington Post Jan. 2, 2023

The stately treatment of their plight leads to a film that buckles under the weight of purgatorial disappointment.

From New York Times Oct. 20, 2022

A little later, downstairs in the lobby, which looked like some purgatorial setting, Nazario had assembled most of the tenants.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez




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