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
Try the three-second rule for purging Wiss has a straightforward three-step approach to decluttering: Sort like with like, purge, then containerize.
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Allie Volpe, Vox, 26 Mar. 2025
Maybe that oversized bath sheet that isn’t getting used needs to be purged.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2025
One of the things that Erdoğan did right after the coup attempt was to purge the judiciary.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
The change appeared this weekend as NASA continues to cancel programs dedicated to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) as well as purge its websites of any language related to these efforts.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 24 Mar. 2025
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Among the Trump administration’s demands on Columbia University in return for restoring $400 million in funding was a ban on masks, which many peaceful protesters wear not to menace others but to avoid being identified by facial recognition.—
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These habits can restore mitochondrial function and even reverse the course of some psychiatric conditions.—
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There have been five mass extinctions on this planet, where almost all life was eradicated, its occupiers cleansed from this place.—
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This ritual is meant to cleanse the home of chametz (food and drink containing yeast or baking powder) to remind Jews of the flat loaves the ancient Jews baked in the sun for their hasty escape.—
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Leading the way in the march, Aztec dancers purified the air with incense made by burning the resin of the copal trees.—
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Families often deep-clean homes to purify them during this time.—
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The day kicked off with a sound healing meditation, followed by songwriting sessions with Isadora Figueroa, Shirel, RPLK, Aris, Nicole Horbath, MJ Nebreda, Nancy Sánchez, Renee, Ella Bric, Maia and Drea.—
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The superdog drags our hero to his Fortress of Solitude, where his robot caretakers get to work healing him with the power of Earth's yellow sun.—
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“Purge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purge. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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