as in innocence
the quality or state of being morally pure
struggling to live a life of purity while surrounded by wickedness
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Recent Examples of purity
Each product undergoes rigorous third-party lab testing to guarantee purity and potency before being made available for sale.
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Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
These artifacts, which had not previously been documented in the country, were used to test the purity of gold.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
But there’s another, more opaque thread among right-wing environmental beliefs, according to Jesse Bryant, a sociologist at Yale University: a yearning for a religious or pseudo-religious purity.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 28 Jan. 2025
Rafael Grossi warned that Iran currently possesses roughly 440 pounds of near-weapons grade uranium that has been enriched to the 60% purity threshold, shy of the 90% purity levels needed to develop a nuclear bomb.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2025
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Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
These artifacts, which had not previously been documented in the country, were used to test the purity of gold.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
But there’s another, more opaque thread among right-wing environmental beliefs, according to Jesse Bryant, a sociologist at Yale University: a yearning for a religious or pseudo-religious purity.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 28 Jan. 2025
Rafael Grossi warned that Iran currently possesses roughly 440 pounds of near-weapons grade uranium that has been enriched to the 60% purity threshold, shy of the 90% purity levels needed to develop a nuclear bomb.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purity
Noun
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Trump maintains his innocence, and the judgment of now over $500 million, including interest, is on appeal.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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Pink is a blend of red (passion) and white (innocence).—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Thank goodness Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) can still sprint.—
Tony Maglio,
IndieWire,
9 Feb. 2025
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This subtle difference had profound implications: Patronage and public benefit were no longer assumed to be duties, but bonuses that wealthy individuals could provide out of the goodness of their hearts.—
Brian Klaas,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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About two dozen trustees serve by virtue of their government office, such as the librarian of Congress, the secretary of state, the mayor of Washington and the speaker and the minority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives.—
E. Andrew Taylor,
The Conversation,
17 Feb. 2025
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The San Diego Jewish Academy was the 17th seed in the 16-team Division 4 boys bracket, but qualified for the playoffs by virtue of a regular-season win over No. 16 Coastal Academy.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Purity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purity. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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