as in to restore
to free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially
a day on which the faithful are expected to purge themselves of their sins through prayer and fasting
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The board had targeted more than 100 books to be purged but only about eight were eliminated.
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Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
Add things like purging closets and cleaning windows to your calendar on a regular basis, rather than having one big cleaning spree every spring.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2024
Khamenei will thus have little choice but to purge parts of his senior ranks and replace them with younger officials.
—Saeid Golkar, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2024
Unlike strictly moderated eating disorder recovery groups, these online communities include content that promotes starving and purging and demonizes bodies and people who aren’t thin or pursuing thinness.
—Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024
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Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
Add things like purging closets and cleaning windows to your calendar on a regular basis, rather than having one big cleaning spree every spring.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2024
Khamenei will thus have little choice but to purge parts of his senior ranks and replace them with younger officials.
—Saeid Golkar, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2024
Unlike strictly moderated eating disorder recovery groups, these online communities include content that promotes starving and purging and demonizes bodies and people who aren’t thin or pursuing thinness.
—Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Purge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purge. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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