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catharsis

[kuh-thahr-sis] / kəˈθɑr sɪs /


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From the first notes of its new single “Specter” — a brooding vocal workout for Sebastian that ended on pulverizing riffs — Bad Omens used cutting-edge tools and underground influence to elicit arena-rock catharsis.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Mr. Krivak captures the terror and tenderness of their ordeal, and he builds to an ending of exceptional catharsis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Telling her story has also been a "catharsis", she said.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

But once you decide to level with your children with bracing honesty and vulnerability, you’re well on your way to achieving catharsis.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 2, 2025

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