as in restored
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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And kind of purged the people around us that kind of always tried to drive wedges for petty little gains.
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Jim Ryan, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Late last month, Xi purged one of his closest proteges in the military – a decades-old associate entrusted with instilling political loyalty in the PLA and vetting senior promotions.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
Technologies change, inactive accounts are purged.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2024
This bread-and-circuses flick might have purged what’s driving so many people crazy about political behavior.
—Armond White, National Review, 6 Dec. 2024
Most of the generals purged were linked to the Rocket Force or military equipment, including Li and Wei, the former defense ministers.
—Steven Jiang, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
The statute of limitations for rape at the time was six years, so the evidence was purged.
—Stephanie Warsmith and Paula Schleis, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
The board had targeted more than 100 books to be purged but only about eight were eliminated.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
When Khamenei assumed power as supreme leader in 1989, most of this generation retired or was purged.
—Saeid Golkar, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2024
Jim Ryan, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Late last month, Xi purged one of his closest proteges in the military – a decades-old associate entrusted with instilling political loyalty in the PLA and vetting senior promotions.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
Technologies change, inactive accounts are purged.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2024
This bread-and-circuses flick might have purged what’s driving so many people crazy about political behavior.
—Armond White, National Review, 6 Dec. 2024
Most of the generals purged were linked to the Rocket Force or military equipment, including Li and Wei, the former defense ministers.
—Steven Jiang, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
The statute of limitations for rape at the time was six years, so the evidence was purged.
—Stephanie Warsmith and Paula Schleis, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
The board had targeted more than 100 books to be purged but only about eight were eliminated.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
When Khamenei assumed power as supreme leader in 1989, most of this generation retired or was purged.
—Saeid Golkar, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2024
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