as in purification
the act or fact of freeing from sin or moral guilt
underwent a cleansing before he could enter the temple's most sacred chamber
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as in purging
to free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially
in an elaborate ritual the priestess cleansed the gathering of supplicants
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as in cleaning
to remove the dirt from
cleanse the wound with soap and water before applying the bandage
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Recent Examples of cleansing
Cristian Randieri, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Additionally, routinely cleansing and updating your data without prohibitive fuss requires you to think differently about data management.
—Ricardo Madan, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Use it in the morning and night as the first step after cleansing for an extra dose of moisture that'll leave your skin looking and feeling soothed.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 2 Oct. 2024
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Data quality requires periodic audits and data cleansing to help sustain high standards over time.
—Cristian Randieri, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Additionally, routinely cleansing and updating your data without prohibitive fuss requires you to think differently about data management.
—Ricardo Madan, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Use it in the morning and night as the first step after cleansing for an extra dose of moisture that'll leave your skin looking and feeling soothed.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleansing
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That’s why investing in a reliable water purification system is so important.New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2024
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One caveat: To achieve that level of air purification, the NeverChange must be at its highest setting, which is to say its loudest setting.Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2024
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Their powerful guitar solos and cathartic choruses continue to make waves to this day.EW.com, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2024
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Yet as the summer progresses, raw wounds begin to scab over, as father and daughter begin to truly see each other once more — though the film, restrained to the last, holds off on any grandly cathartic embraces or gestures of reconciliation.Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024
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Sheryl gets a teary good-bye scene with her granddaughters, but perhaps the most moving moment is when Kristen — who admits to how complicated this is given the current status of her relationship with her mother — brings David in to perform last rites if Sheryl wants them.Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 25 July 2024
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The very moving results brings to mind find-the-river classics like REM’s Automatic For the People.Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024
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The lot size of the property measures an impressive 7,865 square feet.Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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His mimicry of Satchmo, the baseline test all these shows must pass, really is quite impressive.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
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But, as those who have seen the musical know, the book's fickle nature with regard to intention vs. outcome comes back to haunt Elphaba a number of other times before the story's emotional end.Megan McCluskey, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
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At that emotional hearing, Judge Rupert Wilhoit found probable cause that Stines had shot Mullins and allowed the case to move forward after attendees were shown a 24-second video of the shooting and heard testimony from a Kentucky State Police detective who's investigated the case.Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Cleansing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleansing. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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