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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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The prayer service being held at the Tsadqane Debre Mitmaq St Mary Monastery included a holy water cleansing ritual that is popular among Orthodox Christians seeking spiritual healing for chronic illnesses.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

The new site will be the company’s global center for skin care and cleansing.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

Earlier work by the team showed that corona discharges could be a significant source of these atmospheric cleansing agents within forest canopies.

From Science Daily Apr. 21, 2026

Blankfein added that the long period without a financial crisis cleansing process meant ”you accumulate tinder on the floor of the forest and eventually a spark will come.

From MarketWatch Mar. 26, 2026

Westley busied himself as best he could, cleansing the Snow Sand from ears and nose and mouth and, most delicate of all, from beneath the lids of her eyes.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman




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