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catharsis

[kuh-thahr-sis] / kəˈθɑr sɪs /


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On day three, a catharsis would begin like the Mississippi overflowing its banks.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

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

From BBC Jul. 11, 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

Zendagi migzara, Afghans like to say: Life goes on, unmindful of beginning, end, kamyab, nah-kam, crisis or catharsis, moving forward like a slow, dusty car­avan of kochis.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

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

“On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous” is, at the same time, filled with showy, affected writing, with forced catharses and swollen quasi-profundities.

From New York Times May 27, 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




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