purifying 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of purifyingnext
as in cleansing

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purifying

2 of 2

verb

present participle of purify
1
as in purging
to free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially Catholics go to confession to be purified

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2
as in filtering
to remove usually visible impurities from purify the water by distillation

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  1. cathartic
  2. clarifying
  3. refining
  4. moving
  5. impressive
Adjective
  • Their powerful guitar solos and cathartic choruses continue to make waves to this day.
    EW.com, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Yet as the summer progresses, raw wounds begin to scab over, as father and daughter begin to truly see each other once more — though the film, restrained to the last, holds off on any grandly cathartic embraces or gestures of reconciliation.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of cathartic
Verb
  • These grand pronouncements are being made at the same time that a flurry of industry news has been clarifying AI’s historically immense energy and capital requirements.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The Electoral Count Reform Act makes that approach more difficult by clarifying that the vice president's vote-counting role is ceremonial and by raising the number of votes in Congress needed to object to election results.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of clarifying
Verb
  • This year, Roberts saw a different late-season mindset from the 31-year-old, a singular focus on refining the feels in his short, explosive swing and tapping back into his top form.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
  • This involves formulating hypotheses, testing them and refining them based on observed outcomes.
    Thomas Lim, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of refining
Adjective
  • Sheryl gets a teary good-bye scene with her granddaughters, but perhaps the most moving moment is when Kristen — who admits to how complicated this is given the current status of her relationship with her mother — brings David in to perform last rites if Sheryl wants them.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 25 July 2024
  • The very moving results brings to mind find-the-river classics like REM’s Automatic For the People.
    Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of moving
Adjective
  • The lot size of the property measures an impressive 7,865 square feet.
    Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • More impressive is the full support for 3D graphics alongside 2D sprites.
    Jordan Minor, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of impressive
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