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  • present participle of purify.

purifying



ADJECTIVE
cathartic
Synonyms






NOUN
ventilation
Synonyms
STRONG
WEAK
freshening oxygenating


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Sartre argued that for the antisemite, “there is no question of building a new society, but only of purifying the one that exists.”

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2025

The companies purifying water look like better bets than the high-tech customers who use it.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025

To perform the analysis, the researchers used acetonitrile to extract PAHs before purifying the samples with several combinations of sorbents.

From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2025

A post-death purifying fire seems a process of purgation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

“Well, they say you can drink water from the streams without purifying it” “You’re kidding.”

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld




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