as in to purify
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You’re left with skin that feels comfortable, purified, and protected, as if wrapped in an invisible shield against daily environmental damage.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
19 Jan. 2025 -
By Clara Harter Los Angeles Times As buildings and brush continue to smolder in Los Angeles, a toxic soup of smoke, chemicals and particulate matter is being spread across the region by gusty winds, prompting a surge in interest in air purifying devices.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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The hair expert said that many brands had removed softening and cleansing agents from their products to market them as sulfate-free, a move seen as a marketing ploy after sulfates gained a bad reputation in the haircare industry.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
13 Jan. 2025
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How to Apply: After cleansing and toning, apply this cream up to twice daily to see results.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2025
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In executing their arrest warrant—the first against a sitting South Korean President—law enforcement officials avoided a repeat of tense scenes from Jan. 3, when they were blocked from detaining Yoon for five-and-a-half hours by his security staff, before finally beating a chastening retreat.—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
15 Jan. 2025
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As should be expected, Ancelotti was reminded about a chastening 0-4 defeat to Hansi Flick's men last time out at the Bernabeu.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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None of this is intended to take away from the ambivalent and sometimes plainly harmful effects of attempts to spiritualize the pandemic.—
Benjamin Kirby,
Quartz Africa,
1 May 2020
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Thought and speech — thought’s public projection — are both combined and spiritualized.—
Brian T. Allen,
National Review,
22 June 2019
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At the 2023 Australian Open, Andreeva, then 16, served notice of her talent for tennis and exorcising demons in a third-round match against Diane Parry of France.—
James Hansen,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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With the late 3-pointer and the late free throws in Utah, Jaime Jaquez Jr got to exorcise two demons on short order.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Jan. 2025
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“Lustrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lustrate. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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