cathartic

So does the movie, to a degree; Mr. Sarnoski isn’t interested in portraying violence as exciting or cathartic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

The artistic director compared the tone of “Real Women Have Curves” to Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show, which many found cathartic for its exuberance.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026

"Oh my God, it was amazing. It was cathartic," she laughs at the memory.

From BBC ● May 2, 2026

So you were kind of in a support group, and there was a lot of great cathartic moments.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2017

She says it’s cathartic, it sets her up for a good weekend, and because she cleans the house aerobically, it means she doesn’t have to go to the gym.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

Castor oil and calomel are drastic cathartics, should be taken only on advice of a physician.

From Time Magazine Archive

Appendicitis is another situation where cathartics may not be used without discretion.

From Time Magazine Archive

Children and infants present difficulties because they cannot explain their com plaints and because parents too often give destructive cathartics.

From Time Magazine Archive

Eighteen years ago, before the profession in general had really begun its modern investigation of cathartics, the American Medical Association published a handbook on the subject written by Dr. Fantus.

From Time Magazine Archive

This is not 431 only a remedial agent in disease, but often precludes the necessity of laxative or drastic cathartics.

From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Calvin Cutter