cathartic
Example Sentences
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So, sharing his wisdom with the kids about the game of basketball was cathartic for Ayton.
From Los Angeles Times
And while neither Marty nor Ani win their intended goal, they both end up weeping cathartic tears.
From Los Angeles Times
My City of Ruins’ in particular, with its images of rain, wind and empty streets — punctuated by the repeated ‘rise up!’ — was chilling and cathartic.”
From Salon
It’s cathartic to watch it play out — especially on such a dramatic, epic scale — and to microdose the experience you’ve been through before, even if the circumstances are entirely different.
From Los Angeles Times
Moreover, her tears never felt cathartic but only draining.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.