as in innocently
with purity of thought and deed
a politician who is in the habit of acting legally without behaving morally
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Adverb
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His predecessor Gary O’Neil had switched between a back three and four, but Pereira went purely with a 3-4-2-1 for the rest of the season and Wolves took 33 points from their remaining 22 games.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
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The baby ghost needed to be both threatening and endearing, as its tragic backstory meant it couldn’t be presented as purely terrifying.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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When properly integrated with electronic medical records (EMRs), these tools can surface HEDIS gaps as clinicians chart, close them in the moment and report them automatically.—
Zameer Rizvi,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Additionally, a warranty’s length of time is usually a good indicator of how long the manufacturer expects the machine to function properly.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Morally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morally. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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