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

Brooks insists on seeing all this as an edifying story of a nation’s rise, albeit with a few bumps in the road.

From Salon • Jul. 26, 2025

It’s also a central pillar of the pair’s edifying new sitcom.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2024

I was doing that job, less than part time, for only a brief period, while for the adults working in the dining hall, it was a more permanent and far less edifying condition.

From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2024

As a journalist, I found it edifying to experience things from the other side of the fence.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer