as in acquitted
free from guilt or blame
none of us is exactly cleanhanded in this affair
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Adjective
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These armed hostilities have maimed, mutilated and killed millions of human beings — many of them innocent civilians.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026 -
Becerra may have been an innocent victim, but $120,000 a year is a lot of money to pay someone to babysit a largely unused stack of cash.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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The duo settled this week ahead of their courtroom showdown and issued a needle-thread media statement, which was a meaningless, blameless word salad with hedge sauce.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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Yet while Vitello is not blameless in the Giants’ poor start, there aren’t many buttons Vitello can push when the team’s foundational players are collectively underperforming.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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The needle drops, which include Lennon songs and Beatles songs, are impeccable and irresistible.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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Why Hotels Use Duvet Covers Hotels prioritize guest comfort, simplified housekeeping, and impeccable hygiene—and this is precisely why duvets win over comforters time and again.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
15 May 2026
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The hits are present, including a faultless recipe for the restaurant icon, dal makhani, with its whole black lentils opulent with Punjabi garam masala, yogurt and heavy cream.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
11 May 2026
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And no one is more laide jolie, more sculpted and faultless, more wooden and sexless, than the paradoxical figure who goes by the name of Clavicular.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Cleanhanded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleanhanded. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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