1
as in sincerely
without any attempt to impress by deception or exaggeration
"You look nice," she commented innocently
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2
as in chastely
with purity of thought and deed
very young children approach the world so innocently
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The Kremlin has been giving the U.S. and Ukraine a run-around on ceasefire proposals, pushing maximalist demands and reneging on agreements while maintaining that Russia sincerely desires peace.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Apr. 2025 -
No end-times scenario—however sincerely held—gives us permission to turn away from injustice.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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But the vampires’ descent on the juke joint ups the suspense and becomes genuinely scary, at first with the unsettling charm of their ancient leader, Remmick (Jack O’Connell, chilling), and eventually the brutal carnage of their siege.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Influencers also need to be reliable, professional and genuinely interested in collaboration.—
Michael Kuzminov,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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In many cases, nutrition practitioners are brought in purely to provide body composition assessments.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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That looks pretty optically strong to me – which, of course, is purely subjective – but the way to use this kind of chart is to see if the future actually sticks reasonably close to the trajectory.—
Clem Chambers,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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In 2020, the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration’s attempt to end DACA was not done properly.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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But division one has to properly fund division two.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Innocently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innocently. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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