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Term: purges

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "purges": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

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purges

Definitions

Noun

  1. The act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
  2. An act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
  3. An abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place

Verb

  1. Oust politically
  2. Clear of a charge
  3. Make pure or free from sin or guilt
  4. Rid of impurities
  5. Rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
  6. Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
  7. Excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "purges".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 purges 2 3

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "purges".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 paces 2 7
2 pitches 2 6
3 opposes 3 2
4 purses 2 1
5 pace's 2 0
6 page's 2 0
7 pattiz 2 0
8 perches 2 0
9 perses 2 0
10 piech's 2 0
11 pies's 2 0
12 pooches 2 0
13 pusses 2 0
14 spouse's 2 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "purges".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 pure 1 56
2 urge 1 21
3 urges 2 8
4 purest 2 3
5 upsurge 2 3
6 purge 1 2
7 purged 1 2
8 pursues 2 2
9 purses 2 1
10 splurge 1 1
11 splurges 2 0
12 surges 2 0
13 spurge 1 0
14 purves 1 0
15 porges 2 0
16 burges 1 0
17 pres 1 0
18 urgen's 2 0
19 sturges 2 0
20 purveys 2 0

Words That Follow

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Words That Precede

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Statistically Associated

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Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "purges".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 porges 2 0

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Term

Definitions: 10

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 14

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 1

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The Messy Politics of Voter Purges
Oct 25, 2019 Stateline
Florida, Georgia, North Carolina Still Purging Voters at High Rates
Oct 1, 2018 Brennan Center for Justice
Xi Jinping Purges His Closest Allies? Inside China’s Military Crackdown And Power Crisis
Nov 3, 2026 Business Today
No, the Chicago Shils Report is Not an Excuse for Purges
Nov 9, 2026 Substack
100 years ago, Kyiv's young writers sought artistic freedom. Stalin's purges cut their experiment short
Nov 7, 2026 The Kyiv Independent
Empty seats in the Great Hall: Xi’s ruthless party purge
Nov 7, 2026 The Week
As China’s purge of top military officials continues, will Xi’s high-stakes gamble pay off?
Dec 3, 2024 Chatham House

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