purge
verb (used with object)
has purged
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present perfectof purge (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping has purged most top generals, including his closest military deputy, Gen. Zhang Youxia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026
And Crosset Hove’s performance, from which he has purged every whisper of charm if not sympathy, is an excellent reminder of the difference between a protagonist and a hero.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2023
His critics fear this will leave him reliant on the security forces, whose ranks he has purged down to mid-ranking levels, a Western diplomat and a security official said.
From Reuters ● Sep. 22, 2021
Twitter has yet to say how many accounts it has purged this week and has not commented on the Jared Taylor lawsuit.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 22, 2018
The fire of my adversity has purged the mass of my acquaintance.—Bolingbroke.
From Many Thoughts of Many Minds A Treasury of Quotations from the Literature of Every Land and Every Age by Louis Klopsch
