edifying
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Few things are less edifying than a mob that has decided to rectify a great wrong in the name of justice and purity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
But it’s an edifying experience, hurtling forward with only the mighty light of intrepid wonder to guide us.
From Salon • Jan. 25, 2025
Nik goes further and says it was "absolutely edifying".
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024
It’s also a central pillar of the pair’s edifying new sitcom.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2024
“I’ll sit over here with Nell, and if you come across any particularly edifying moral precepts you think would do me good, read them aloud.”
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
Vocabulary lists containing edifying
First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong
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A Farewell To Arms
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Crime and Punishment
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