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as in sacred
not to be violated, criticized, or tampered with
the teacher's book of grades is sacrosanct, and someone could be expelled for changing anything in it
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as in holy
set apart or worthy of veneration by association with God
believers eventually built a chapel on the sacrosanct spot where the miracle was thought to have taken place
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Recent Examples of sacrosanct
Over the years, the Impoundment Control Act would come to be viewed as sacrosanct at the OMB.
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Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Many of these cuts were to scientific research, something that, for decades, both parties had treated as sacrosanct, steadily boosting funds for the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
The sentiment of style being sacrosanct at Old Trafford may have softened somewhat given their malaise in the post-Sir Alex Ferguson years, but the practicality that proved numbingly successful at Wembley that day appears to be taking hold in this season’s Premier League.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Education spending in particular is sacrosanct to lawmakers, so soon after the state celebrated finally meeting constitutional funding requirements after more than a decade of chronic underfunding.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
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Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Many of these cuts were to scientific research, something that, for decades, both parties had treated as sacrosanct, steadily boosting funds for the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
The sentiment of style being sacrosanct at Old Trafford may have softened somewhat given their malaise in the post-Sir Alex Ferguson years, but the practicality that proved numbingly successful at Wembley that day appears to be taking hold in this season’s Premier League.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Education spending in particular is sacrosanct to lawmakers, so soon after the state celebrated finally meeting constitutional funding requirements after more than a decade of chronic underfunding.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sacrosanct
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For West, who is a storm chaser, snow in the South would be a rare and sacred gift, one that the weekend storm was portending to produce throughout the region.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2026
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Instead of centering the holiday solely on date night, the two brands are focusing on the sacred solo ritual of getting ready.—
Virgie Tovar,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The three men—Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders—conducted a 27-minute cosmic travelogue and, at the end, on that cold, holy night, took turns reading from the Book of Genesis.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
29 Jan. 2026
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And, holy cats, what a beautiful dream.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Sacrosanct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacrosanct. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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