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Recent Examples of incorrupt
In Catholicism, a body that resists normal decay is considered incorrupt.
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Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 30 May 2023
Despite the dangers of disrespecting the power of an incorrupt corpse, such objects have always been the focus of doubt.
—Katherine Harvey, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2017
Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 30 May 2023
Despite the dangers of disrespecting the power of an incorrupt corpse, such objects have always been the focus of doubt.
—Katherine Harvey, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incorrupt
Adjective
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Watch brands such as Vacheron Constantin and Breitling have relied on blockchain to authenticate their timepieces since 2019, hailing the technology as forgery-proof and incorruptible.—
India Brown,
Robb Report,
1 July 2025
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The name links their ideals to those of the famously incorruptible Roman senator Cato the Younger, who led the opposition to the tyranny of Julius Caesar.—
Fara Dabhoiwala,
Harpers Magazine,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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No party in the war was blameless, but Hezbollah distinguished itself by outright rejecting norms of war and diplomacy.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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But Newcastle are not blameless.—
Harry De Cosemo,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Each of them offers money and position but nothing much in the way of pleasure, excitement, intellectual stimulation, or the prospect of anything other than a life of loveless, socially irreproachable tedium possibly brightened by the occasional extramarital affair.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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Beneath their air of irreproachable authority, Jung and Freud — both brilliantly played, the first with subtlety, the other with theatrical relish — wrestle with petty grievances and insecurities, while the former stubbornly rationalizes his affair with onetime patient Spielrein.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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To put it simply, the vibes were immaculate.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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Part first-person shooter, part action-adventure game, BioShock delivers on immaculate art direction, top-notch gameplay, and a morality system that, while simple, is still very enjoyable to engage with.—
Oliver Brandt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Making its debut at IFA this year, the Roborock Curv 2 Pro can raise itself even higher than its predecessor to clear plushy carpets or lower itself down for a better clean on low-pile rugs.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
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With over a decade-long career in journalism, Neetika Walter has worked with The Economic Times, ANI, and Hindustan Times, covering politics, business, technology, and the clean energy sector.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, the virtuous, near-immortal elves of Lothlórien are depicted living peacefully in a realm of lush flora and elaborate tree-houses.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
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Given the differing capabilities of doctors and CheXpert, there was potential for virtuous collaboration.—
David Autor,
The Atlantic,
24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Unless more Democrats start being realistic, many more innocent people will unfortunately continue to suffer.—
Christopher Tremoglie,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Ben Lewis Doherty, playing a boy named Sam whose life is upended by Robbie, is the show’s greatest innocent, a softhearted moppet who warns deer to be careful when crossing the street.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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And how many guiltless prisoners there are here!—
Alexei Navalny,
The New Yorker,
11 Oct. 2024
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Many fans found its generally joyous treatment of Miranda’s guiltless affair with Che, a nonbinary comedian, in the first season off-putting.—
Lili Loofbourow,
Washington Post,
21 June 2023
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“Incorrupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incorrupt. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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