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as in sacred
not to be violated, criticized, or tampered with
the teacher's book of grades is sacrosanct, and someone could be expelled for changing anything in it
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as in holy
set apart or worthy of veneration by association with God
believers eventually built a chapel on the sacrosanct spot where the miracle was thought to have taken place
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Recent Examples of sacrosanct
Housing regulations are not sacrosanct, to be sure.
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Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Records in each league were sacrosanct, untouched by the mixing of teams that never played each other before 1997.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
What's at stake is the near-term sentiment for financial markets, the longer-term path of the Fed's policy trajectory, and a not insignificant dose of trying to preserve vestiges of independence at a time when the normally sacrosanct institution is facing enormous political pressure.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Photography is strictly forbidden and privacy sacrosanct inside this exclusive club, which in the span of months has outpaced its many peers in terms of intrigue and buzz.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sacrosanct
Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Records in each league were sacrosanct, untouched by the mixing of teams that never played each other before 1997.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
What's at stake is the near-term sentiment for financial markets, the longer-term path of the Fed's policy trajectory, and a not insignificant dose of trying to preserve vestiges of independence at a time when the normally sacrosanct institution is facing enormous political pressure.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Photography is strictly forbidden and privacy sacrosanct inside this exclusive club, which in the span of months has outpaced its many peers in terms of intrigue and buzz.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sacrosanct
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Afterwards, a group of early humans buried her in an ancient, sacred place along a lakeshore.—
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Seoul portion of the tour begins with a hike along Inwangsan Mountain Trail, a sacred shamanic site, then continues into the city’s historic heart.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Earlier this year, proof of an ancient garden was found at the holiest site in Christianity, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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And where the original Hollow Knight sent you plunging into the black depths of Hallownest, Silksong drives Hornet upward, scaling Pharloom alongside a procession of bug-like pilgrims, all drawn to the looming holy Citadel above.—
Keller Gordon,
NPR,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Sacrosanct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacrosanct. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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