purges Sentence Examples
- The government initiated mass purges, eliminating political dissidents.
- After the war, the country underwent a period of purges to remove collaborators.
- The revolution led to purges within the military, targeting officers perceived as disloyal.
- The religious order conducted purges to rid itself of members accused of heresy.
- The mafia carried out purges to eliminate rivals and maintain control over territory.
- The purge of the ancient city resulted in the destruction of its temples and statues.
- The purge of the forest involved cutting down all the trees and clearing the land.
- The purge of the computer system removed outdated files and viruses.
- The purges within the corporate ranks eliminated employees deemed unnecessary.
- The purge of the neighborhood targeted drug dealers and other criminals.
purges Meaning
purges
to clear (as oneself or another) of guilt, to cause evacuation from (as the bowels) or of or from the bowels of, to free (itself) of suspended matter usually by sedimentation, to make free of something unwanted, to cause purgation, the removal of elements or members regarded as undesirable and especially as treacherous or disloyal, to free from moral or ceremonial defilement, to become purged, something that purges, to make clean, to free (something, such as a boiler) of sediment or relieve (something, such as a steam pipe) of trapped air by bleeding, to have or cause strong and usually repeated emptying of the bowels, to rid (a nation, a political party, etc.) by a purge, an act or instance of purging, purgative, to cause evacuation from, to clear of guilt, to become no longer guilty of, to have or produce frequent evacuations, to get rid of
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FAQs About the word purges
to clear (as oneself or another) of guilt, to cause evacuation from (as the bowels) or of or from the bowels of, to free (itself) of suspended matter usually by
purifies, cleanses, heals,restores, clears,sanctifies, amends, regenerates, improves, refines
perverts, warps, demeans,corrupts, defiles, debases, prostitutes, debauches, poisons, degrades
The government initiated mass purges, eliminating political dissidents.
After the war, the country underwent a period of purges to remove collaborators.
The revolution led to purges within the military, targeting officers perceived as disloyal.
The religious order conducted purges to rid itself of members accused of heresy.
