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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All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025 -
Given sun in just the proper dose, which is no more than three or four hours of direct daily exposure, its innocent look of youth may persist for a decade.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The wide receivers and offensive line share some blame in the lack of production through the air, but Underwood isn’t blameless, either.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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If Elsbeth doesn’t believe that the blameless Chop and his team of props guys did it, what about all of the men who like to visit Beryl at all hours of the evening?—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Returning director Dan Trachtenberg is clearly in a groove here, and his enthusiasm helps, notably in the film’s impeccable world-building.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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All of the rooms are impeccable, but try to grab one that comes with its own Finnish sauna.—
Chadner Navarro,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The chocolate coating on these is faultless, but the pretzel inside is more hard than crispy, and the almond butter filling falls flat.—
Jolene Thym,
Mercury News,
14 Oct. 2025
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This was a long, long way from being a faultless performance — Forest looked vulnerable defensively after making a host of attacking changes in an effort to claw their way back into the game.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Cleanhanded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleanhanded. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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