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edifying

[ed-uh-fahy-ing] / ˈɛd əˌfaɪ ɪŋ /


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All that matters in this moment is one of life's most edifying trivialities: snooker.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Choudhury’s account was my first stop falling down the dinosaur community rabbit hole, and one of the most edifying.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

Equally as edifying is Lincoln’s 1858 “electric cord” speech, which explicitly confronted Know-Nothing xenophobia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

It’s also a central pillar of the pair’s edifying new sitcom.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2024

“I’ll sit over here with Nell, and if you come across any particularly edifying moral precepts you think would do me good, read them aloud.”

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson




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