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as in plain
free from added matter
There is a big difference between pure maple syrup and pancake syrup made with other ingredients. the solution must be kept pure for the experiment to work
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as in immaculate
free from any trace of the coarse or indecent
the humor in the movie is as pure and wholesome as any parent could wish
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as in innocent
free from sin
in one beatitude those who are pure in heart are promised the sight of God
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as in sheer
having no exceptions or restrictions
that story is pure nonsense
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Recent Examples of pure
The exhibition ends with artists whose work achieves pure abstraction, like Volpi’s paintings from the 1940s and onwards.
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Emi Eleode, ARTnews.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Those deals, which are expected to close in the coming weeks, will make Endeavor more of a pure representation business anchored by WME.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
The spathes range in color from pure white to dark, velvety purple and include varieties with yellow, pink, orange, and red hues.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
Additionally, Butler's pure feistiness should help Golden State in terms of toughness on the court.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
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Emi Eleode, ARTnews.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Those deals, which are expected to close in the coming weeks, will make Endeavor more of a pure representation business anchored by WME.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025
The spathes range in color from pure white to dark, velvety purple and include varieties with yellow, pink, orange, and red hues.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
Additionally, Butler's pure feistiness should help Golden State in terms of toughness on the court.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pure
Adjective
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With modest effort and our standard test parts, our system looks great all lit up (even with the plain, unlit fans on our 240mm CPU cooler).—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
1 Mar. 2025
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My son didn’t want the standard plain vanilla suspended ceiling.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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Using Pesticides in the Garden Keeping an immaculate garden usually relies on pesticides and herbicides.—
Lauren David,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Mar. 2025
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First, long, beautiful black hair that contrasts with the immaculate white of her bathroom.—
Ryan Fleming,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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In a race against time, Melissa must figure out if an innocent man is going to die for a crime her father really committed.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2025
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In a race against the clock, Melissa must find out if an innocent man is going to be put to death for a crime her father committed.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
4 Mar. 2025
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As for throwback hits, Barbra Streisand’s sheer jumpsuit by Arnold Scaasi, worn in 1969, is proof that having fun on the carpet always wins, as does Salma Hayek’s Armani look in 1997, complete with a tiara.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2025
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Yet the sheer number of the reversals reflect an administration moving much faster than usual.—
Brian Bennett,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
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Related article Executive order banning trans service members has ‘unadulterated animus’ toward members of the community, judge says The officer’s wife, like many military spouses, does not work due to the constant relocation and uncertainty that comes with being a military family.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
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Snow tubing, sleigh rides, and dog sledding For unadulterated fun, go snow tubing at Woodward Park City, which has seven tubing lanes and two magic carpets to take you back up the hill.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
19 Dec. 2024
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Hellbent on destroying the pure, chaste and overly self-righteous preacher who denied her satisfaction, Salome performs a seductive dance at her stepfather Herod’s birthday feast.—
E.R. Zarevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Mar. 2025
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The medieval image of rape—as the act of a violent stranger upon a chaste victim who goes straight to the authorities—persisted undisturbed in American courts through the nineteen-sixties.—
Jessica Winter,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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More white people claim the credit than Black people certainly.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2023
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Black people make up about 14% of the U.S. population but are three times more likely to face hunger than white people, according to the Agriculture Department.—
Maya Eaglin,
NBC News,
11 Feb. 2023
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Ariès argued that children didn’t emerge as a focus of unconditional love until the 17th century.—
Anna Mae Duane,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2025
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Vance informed Europe’s leaders that the days of unconditional American support were over.—
Dominic Green,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Pure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pure. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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