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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As if the wide-eyed innocent who arrived here has been hardened.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026 -
Other concerns, Corrado notes, include the chance that an extremely sensitive DNA test could generate a DNA profile of someone who was never at a crime scene but whose DNA was transferred there by a family member or through other innocent means.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Wrigley is not entirely blameless.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
10 Feb. 2026
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Stefanski certainly isn’t blameless.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The best options on this list are distinguished by their impeccable technology, ease of use, and sleek results.—
Essence Wiley,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
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Before anyone gets too worked up about his youth, his credentials in Green Bay, Denver and Philadelphia are impeccable.—
Kevin Sherrington
Feb. 18,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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That was a title race in which the top two were almost faultless, hence finishing with 98 and 97 points respectively.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Time elevates those people and their deeds to the heights of deities, and American gods must be faultless.—
Adam Harris,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Cleanhanded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleanhanded. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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