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purifying



ADJECTIVE
cathartic
Synonyms






NOUN
ventilation
Synonyms
STRONG
WEAK
freshening oxygenating


Example Sentences

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Sartre argued that for the antisemite, “there is no question of building a new society, but only of purifying the one that exists.”

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2025

The companies purifying water look like better bets than the high-tech customers who use it.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025

A post-death purifying fire seems a process of purgation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

One difference is that water is not metered and directly charged in Scotland where purifying, pumping and piping the stuff around is funded through the council tax.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2025

She found in the outer court a beautiful lad in priestly attire intent on purifying the sacred place with water from a golden vessel, singing as he worked a hymn of praise to the god.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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