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  • present participle of edify.
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edifying

[ed-uh-fahy-ing] / ˈɛd əˌfaɪ ɪŋ /


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All that matters in this moment is one of life's most edifying trivialities: snooker.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

The interviews are inconsistent, and some are more edifying than others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 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

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




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