- present participle of purge.
purging
Example Sentences
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By Friday afternoon, firefighters had cooled the tank enough that a valve on top of the tank was no longer purging any kind of chemical.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
“Is he purging not just perfectly competent people, but highly competent people, the people you would want in your foxhole?” he asks.
From Salon ● May 1, 2026
If you have trouble closing drawers or closet doors, she wrote, it is time to start purging.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
They’re not fixing the business model, but rather purging the patients who make it look broken.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 19, 2025
How had any of these books escaped the purging fires ten years ago?
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
