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as in innocency
the quality or state of being free from guilt or blame
the accused embezzler eventually proved her innocence and was released
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as in naturalness
the quality or state of being simple and sincere
the innocence of the child's question touched everyone present
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as in ignorance
the state of being unaware or uninformed
in my innocence I just assumed that quoted rate was for a week's stay and not for a single night at the health spa
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as in purity
the quality or state of being morally pure
in Melville's novel, the sailor Billy Budd serves as a symbol of absolute innocence
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Recent Examples of innocence
Through his legal team, Combs has continued to maintain his innocence.
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Jay Stahl, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Duncan, 56, has maintained his innocence for more than three decades, while prosecutors continued to insist that Duncan committed the murder and should be executed without delay.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 25 Apr. 2025
Like the Big Apple jury before it five years ago and a Los Angeles jury in 2022, the jury Wednesday will begin the process of hearing the arguments and evidence to decide the guilt or innocence of the Oscar winner for Shakespeare in Love.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
So, no extended proceedings, no chance to prove their innocence.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2025
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Jay Stahl, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Duncan, 56, has maintained his innocence for more than three decades, while prosecutors continued to insist that Duncan committed the murder and should be executed without delay.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 25 Apr. 2025
Like the Big Apple jury before it five years ago and a Los Angeles jury in 2022, the jury Wednesday will begin the process of hearing the arguments and evidence to decide the guilt or innocence of the Oscar winner for Shakespeare in Love.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025
So, no extended proceedings, no chance to prove their innocence.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for innocence
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Trump’s disdain for classic neoliberal U.S. soft power — and for the values and institutions that uphold it — is likely to hurt American interests in just the same way his tariff regime and utter ignorance of real-world trade theory do.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
7 May 2025
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The pathos here thus depends largely on the reader’s total ignorance of Vietnamese.—
Andrea Long Chu,
Vulture,
6 May 2025
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Medium-full, this offers excellent varietal purity, medium weight tannins, very good acidity and subtle wood notes.—
Tom Hyland,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Iran retaliated by advancing its uranium enrichment up to 60% purity, closer to the roughly 90% level that is needed to make a bomb.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2025
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The simplicity of pressure washing leads many to dismiss it as a side hustle rather than a scalable business.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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For minimalist interior designers, there’s beauty in simplicity and restraint.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
29 Apr. 2025
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This post contains details about The Righteous Gemstones series finale episode ‘That Man of God May Be Complete’ The end is here, and Danny McBride is bidding farewell to The Righteous Gemstones with his signature absurdist brand of comedy, plus a rare dash of sincerity.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
4 May 2025
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Perhaps what immortalizes their legacy is not the absence of friction, but the sincerity of his love.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Innocence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innocence. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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