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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Two of the victims were shot and one, an innocent housewife, was buried alive.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
28 May 2026 -
Slater was injured during an innocent-looking drill during training camp and sat out all season.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
28 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 character is an adult who drinks, wears impeccable clothing, and beds women—the familiar Bond tropes.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
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Made with 76 percent Cabernet Sauvignon and 24 percent Cabernet Franc from a high-altitude estate vineyard in an area of Sonoma known for its impeccable Bordeaux-style blends, this wine ticks off all the boxes for lovers of bold reds.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
28 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 5 Jun. 2026.
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