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as in contamination
something that is or that makes impure
impurities in the water made it cloudy
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as in grossness
the quality or state of being obscene
the impurity of her thoughts was troubling, given her strict upbringing
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Recent Examples of impurity
Long-term exposure to high levels of nitrosamine impurities, like N-nitroso-duloxetine, may increase cancer risk.
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Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024
The recall was initiated due to the presence of N-nitroso-duloxetine, which is a type of nitrosamine impurity.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
The Danish drugmaker cited several risks with compounded versions of semaglutide, including unknown impurities, incorrect dosage strengths and instances where a compounded product contained no semaglutide at all.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024
The Peace Out Pore Minimizing Strips take pore strips up a notch with hydrocolloid polymers, retinol, DMAE, and vitamin A to deep-clean, lift out impurities, and visibly shrink the appearance of pores on and around your nose.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 3 Dec. 2024
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Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024
The recall was initiated due to the presence of N-nitroso-duloxetine, which is a type of nitrosamine impurity.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
The Danish drugmaker cited several risks with compounded versions of semaglutide, including unknown impurities, incorrect dosage strengths and instances where a compounded product contained no semaglutide at all.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024
The Peace Out Pore Minimizing Strips take pore strips up a notch with hydrocolloid polymers, retinol, DMAE, and vitamin A to deep-clean, lift out impurities, and visibly shrink the appearance of pores on and around your nose.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impurity
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This lingering contamination can cause health problems, too.Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 13 Jan. 2025
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Given that over 12,000 structures have burned in Los Angeles as of Monday morning, the potential of widespread contamination is significant, Kearns warns.Hannah Singleton, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
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These systems provide superior filtration, removing a wide range of contaminants that traditional methods often fail to address, such as pharmaceuticals and microplastics.Dan Kelly, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Its layout will be arranged around a number of atria which are intended to encourage collaboration and will include large amounts of greenery chosen to filter out air contaminants.New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Jan. 2025
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Corbet’s awkward forcing of his characters into his conceptual framework leads to absurdities and vulgarities—not least in the depiction of László’s first and only Black acquaintance, a laborer named Gordon (Isaach De Bankolé), as a heroin addict.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025
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Some council members who took issue with the sign relented after then-Metro Council attorney Mike Jameson advised that rejecting Rock's sign due to vulgarity or obscenity could lead to a First Amendment lawsuit.Cassandra Stephenson, The Tennessean, 22 May 2024
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Air pollutants from wildfires are dangerous to the immediate fire zone and surrounding communities, but the harm can reach out farther.Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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The environmental pollutants that accompany 2025's unprecedented wildfires can cause serious damage to the body's largest organ (and its first line of defense).Kelly Dougher, Allure, 14 Jan. 2025
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In short: Your former co-worker needs to cut this [obscenity redacted] out.Anna Holmes, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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Why do opponents use an obscenity in their signs? Jeanne Woodbury, an activist who works with the lobbying firm Creosote Partners, put up 10 campaign signs around the Phoenix area opposing Proposition 138.Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
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At any moment, they could be separated from their families and thrown into a trench reminiscent of the Battle of the Somme, filled with filth and mice.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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No one has ever read her for absolute filth like that.Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Impurity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impurity. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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