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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Recent Examples of purge
Roenicke never had a chance, taking over a team that would soon go on a salary dump that purged Betts, the 2018 AL MVP, along with 2012 AL Cy Young Award winner David Price.
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Jimmy Golen, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Stay Physically Active A morning walk can help trigger bowel movements, as the body naturally releases hormones that help purge toxins.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 16 Apr. 2026
Another bill is intended to deter frivolous challenges to a person’s right to vote and protect against efforts to illegally disqualify or purge voters (A6354 and S3233A).
—Phyllis Tashlik, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
That landslide victory was galvanized by deadly street protests in the fall led by a Gen Z determined to purge a political old guard perceived as venal and out of touch.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
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Jimmy Golen, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Stay Physically Active A morning walk can help trigger bowel movements, as the body naturally releases hormones that help purge toxins.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 16 Apr. 2026
Another bill is intended to deter frivolous challenges to a person’s right to vote and protect against efforts to illegally disqualify or purge voters (A6354 and S3233A).
—Phyllis Tashlik, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
That landslide victory was galvanized by deadly street protests in the fall led by a Gen Z determined to purge a political old guard perceived as venal and out of touch.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purge
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The Mamdani administration’s plan would remove cars from the southern end of the plaza, restore the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Arch as a true gateway to Prospect Park, add three-quarters of an acre of public space, cut dangerous pedestrian crossings, and speed up the B41 bus for 27,000 daily riders.—
Jonathan Timm,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2026
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The Stillaguamish Tribe has been buying riverfront land in its traditional territory and removing levees to turn farmland into wetland with the hope of restoring Chinook.—
John Ryan,
NPR,
3 May 2026
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Deep clean your closet and properly cleanse your storage containers, as these can also accumulate musty odors.—
Melissa Epifano,
The Spruce,
1 May 2026
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Under eclipses, artifacts will also be corrupted and have drawbacks that can be cleansed by beating the world’s Overlord.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Moringa trees have been used to purify water for millennia, with evidence of their use by ancient Greeks, Romans and Egyptians, said Adriano Gonçalves dos Reis, a study author and a professor at the Institute of Science and Technology of São Paulo State University.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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To meet their water needs, astronauts rely on closed-loop recycling systems, like NASA’s advanced Water Recovery System, which can recover and purify up to 93 percent of wastewater onboard.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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He also probably is not healed all the way.—
David Troy,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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But those things are going to heal.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
7 May 2026
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“Purge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purge. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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