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17 January
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What is the difference between sheer and pure ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between sheer and pure ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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- English (US)
sheer (adj.): great; immense
Example: He showed sheer power at the boxing match.
pure (adj.): 1. free of contamination; untainted 2. absolute; immense
Example: He has pure determination to continue that game for many hours.
These words are synonyms, so they’re can easily be switched.
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