purge
verb (used with object)
is purging
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present progressiveof purge (3rd person singular).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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The reward is purging excess clutter makes a small house feel bigger and more functional.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2023
It’s not totally clear why Twitter is purging the U.S. government accounts.
From Slate ● Jan. 20, 2021
Abdel-Hafiz does not believe the FBI is purging Muslims as a deliberate strategy.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 22, 2017
When it is purging itself of the latter, the nation is progressive; when the false are retained, their poison spreads and the nation decays.
From The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion by Daniel Garrison Brinton
Watch ye, and behold the magnificent courage which in every land of strife is purging families from the dross of indolence and indifference, and educing the gold of chivalry and sacrifice.
From The Whole Armour of God by John Henry Jowett
