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cleansing

ADJECTIVE
cathartic
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NOUN
distillation
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STRONGEST
STRONG
NOUN
scrubbing
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Cleansing is crucial for allowing the body to absorb food.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2024

Cleansing the landscape of all that they found threatening, European settlers all but eradicated wolves and cougars.

From Scientific American • Apr. 22, 2023

Cleansing staff in Edinburgh have been on strike since 18 August with rubbish now piled throughout the city.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2022

Cleansing the colon beforehand is critical to identifying and removing polyps, often a precursor to cancer, during the procedure.

From Washington Post • Jul. 31, 2022

Cleansing fumes he sent through court and hall and storage chamber.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer




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