His outburst last night has had a cathartic effect.

His cheek brushed hers with a cathartic effect on her senses.

And the extraordinary thing is that, when they do so, you're strengthened, with this mysterious, cathartic effect.

It was also prescribed for its cathartic and emetic effects.

The fire and Elsa's death seem to have had a cathartic effect on everyone.

A good housecleaning would have a cathartic effect in my judgment.

There's the cathartic effect of starting and completing something each night.

It appears, as the speaker said previously, that every tragedy has a cathartic effect.

Living with a hoarder had a cathartic effect on Sheila, but her point is a good one.

Over the course of the last four seasons, Levy has had a cathartic effect on his team.