detox
verb (used without object)
to rid the body or a bodily organ of a poison, toxin, or drug (often followed byfrom ).
are detoxing
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present progressiveof detox.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Movies are detoxing from two decades of orderly good-versus-evil stories about superheroes or guys like Liam Neeson who are functionally superheroes without the tights.
From Slate ● Jan. 7, 2018
