catharsis

On AllMusic, Neil Yeung called it "a late-era treasure trove, external" full of "emotional catharsis and introspection".

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

Honestly, I hung in through the rather slow opening of this season in large part because I craved the catharsis of seeing it all work out in the end.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

"There was an amazing kind of collective catharsis," Wilde told AFP at the Hollywood premiere of her new film, in which she shares the screen with Seth Rogen, Edward Norton and Penelope Cruz.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

I suspect that no such event will ever occur, but if it does it probably won’t follow that sort of script or deliver a satisfactory catharsis.

From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026

Adams had expressed his feisty and passionate objections to the Jeffersonian constructions in one last catharsis.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Drawing from his life in Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, Mr. Kahan writes about quiet moments in small towns that lead to grand catharses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

But, over time, as they peel away each other’s defenses and histories, their romance both deepens and frays as they find their way to possible catharses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2021

During the emotionally lurid “trust exercises” he runs in class, he forces students into unwelcome catharses regarding their relationships and friendships.

From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2019

This can make for a frustrating viewing experience in the moment, a film whose moral ambiguities and incomplete catharses don’t map onto a known horror template.

From Slate ● Mar. 20, 2019

The peals of laughter that rumbled across Broadway in the months following the terrorist attacks were emblematic of the most exuberant theatrical catharses I have ever experienced.

From Washington Post