purification
noun
pu·ri·fi·ca·tion
ˌpyu̇r-ə-fə-ˈkā-shən 
Examples of purification in a Sentence
some people must undergo a ritual purification after certain activities
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Data cleaning goes by many names—including data scrubbing, data purification, data refinement and data validation—all of which refer to the process of preparing data for analysis by identifying and correcting errors, inconsistencies and irrelevant or redundant information.
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John Case, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
What's next: Windmill wants to roll out more new air care products due for a modern redesign, which could fall into heating or cooling or purification and filtration, Danny Mayer says.
—Kimberly Chin, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
And yes, Native American tribes use cold immersion for their purification ceremonies, while Nordic nations have been braving alternating cold baths and saunas.
—Nicholas Wyman, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Proposition 4 looked to borrow $10 billion to fund climate change initiatives, with $3.8 billion set aside for water purification and infrastructure programs and $1.5 billion for wildfire and forest programs.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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John Case, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
What's next: Windmill wants to roll out more new air care products due for a modern redesign, which could fall into heating or cooling or purification and filtration, Danny Mayer says.
—Kimberly Chin, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
And yes, Native American tribes use cold immersion for their purification ceremonies, while Nordic nations have been braving alternating cold baths and saunas.
—Nicholas Wyman, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Proposition 4 looked to borrow $10 billion to fund climate change initiatives, with $3.8 billion set aside for water purification and infrastructure programs and $1.5 billion for wildfire and forest programs.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Purification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purification. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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