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as in purged
to free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially
in an elaborate ritual the priestess cleansed the gathering of supplicants
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as in cleaned
to remove the dirt from
cleanse the wound with soap and water before applying the bandage
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Verb
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And kind of purged the people around us that kind of always tried to drive wedges for petty little gains.—
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
Adjective
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But ground teams detected the helium leak in Starliner's service module in the aftermath of the scrubbed countdown.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
25 May 2024
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There were no young girls floating by in elegant dresses, no scrubbed and spoiled children dressed in their finery and dragged toward churches and pagodas, no whisper of music drifting out of windows.—
Chantha Nguon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2024
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Recently, 26 previously unknown bacterial species were discovered in NASA clean rooms — some of the most sterile places humanity has built, designed to prevent spacecraft from carrying unwanted microbes to other planetary bodies.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
21 May 2025
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Why does every waiting room look like some sterile IKEA?—
Shep Hyken,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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Each kit contains 14 essential items, including soap, shampoo, reusable sanitary pads, toothbrushes and toothpaste, nail clippers, towels and water storage containers.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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In other words, a lack of sanitary and dependable water systems can jeopardize lives which may deter utilities from partnering with water technology startups, no matter how innovative and cost-effective their solution may be.—
Jamil Wyne,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Cleansed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleansed. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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