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as in contamination
something that is or that makes impure
impurities in the water made it cloudy
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as in grossness
the quality or state of being obscene
the impurity of her thoughts was troubling, given her strict upbringing
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Recent Examples of impurity
Since all of Knowles-Carter’s hair offerings are overachievers, the spray also manages oil production, adds to hair’s natural moisture barrier, and clears buildup plus impurities.
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 27 Dec. 2025
Our goal from the beginning has been to produce the highest quality cannabis products that are free of all toxins and impurities.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
The latter of which is designed to filter the blood and help reduce toxins, infections and chemical impurities.
—Amy Francombe, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025
The Canopy Filtered Showerhead helps remove impurities from hard water that can dry out skin, irritate the scalp, and dull hair.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 18 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impurity
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Even some homes that remain standing are unlivable due to smoke, ash and asbestos contamination.—
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The project involves removing asbestos and lead contamination, updating the facilities to be compliant with accessibility laws, and upgrading electrical and ventilation systems.—
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He is charged with open and lewd grossness.—
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In fact, plenty of other things in your home surpass the toilet in terms of grossness.—
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Although lead is one of the most common and dangerous contaminants left behind after fires, federal and state disaster officials have traditionally tested soil for 17 toxic metals, including cancer-causing arsenic and toxic mercury.—
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Indeed, topsoil — if successfully seeded with grass and left undisturbed — can generally limit exposure to backfill contaminants buried as far as six feet down, Schroeck and a Wayne State University engineer who works with soils said.—
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With its insistent, obsessive patter, not to mention its unrelenting commitment to in-your-face vulgarity, Sherman’s comedy is hardly for everyone.—
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The artist’s way, of course, is sincere, even if in the case of Dracula, sincerity begets just under three hours of unsparing cultural commentary and full goose bozo vulgarity.—
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Semiconductor manufacturing requires huge amounts of ultra-clean water to rinse residue from silicon chips during the fabrication process, resulting in wastewater that contains pollutants, including heavy metals, which can be toxic to aquatic ecosystems and humans.—
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Now, its ability to do that for many air pollutants is under threat.—
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There’s some rudeness, aggressive conversations, and crudeness, but nothing too over the top.—
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The other funnymen of the time—Milton Berle with his lewd suggestiveness, Jackie Gleason with his baleful roar—did the same shtick over and over.—
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There is plenty of coarseness in American arenas totally unrelated to MAGA or Trumpism, of course.—
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An alkaline compound, baking soda is a non-toxic cleaner with a coarseness that works wonders for scrubbing grime, removing difficult stains, and deodorizing stinky odors.—
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“Impurity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impurity. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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