as in pristine
free from dirt or stain
nothing less than a perfectly stainless sheet of parchment would do for a diploma
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Recent Examples of stainless
Sleek stainless appliances, countertops, backsplashes, fixtures, range hoods, and cookware aren’t immune to the grimy buildup that settles on your cabinets, stovetop, and other elements.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2026
After climbing into a stainless-steel tub, the attendant pulled a plug.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2026
As the story goes, fresh off university and broke in 1996, Ralph Anderl, alongside friends Philipp Haffmans and Harald Gottschling, masterminded the screwless invention, decided to apply it to stainless-steel eyewear and wore some prototype pairs to a gallery event in Berlin.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 20 Mar. 2026
The kitchen of this single-story home features stainless appliances, quartz countertops and an oversized farmhouse sink.
—Kelley Bruss, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2026
After climbing into a stainless-steel tub, the attendant pulled a plug.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2026
As the story goes, fresh off university and broke in 1996, Ralph Anderl, alongside friends Philipp Haffmans and Harald Gottschling, masterminded the screwless invention, decided to apply it to stainless-steel eyewear and wore some prototype pairs to a gallery event in Berlin.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 20 Mar. 2026
The kitchen of this single-story home features stainless appliances, quartz countertops and an oversized farmhouse sink.
—Kelley Bruss, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stainless
Adjective
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When fields are often littered with the decay of city life, this field is pristine.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Spring for the protective cover to ensure your piece stays pristine in the years to come.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Her house is immense and kept in immaculate condition by her family’s servants (the Marthas).—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2026
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Welcome back to this week’s Lakers newsletter, where the vibes are immaculate.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Styles for men and women are available -- all with Allbirds design philosophy that's clean, modern and perfectly simple -- lightweight, bouncy and wildly comfortable.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Sue Kim, director of color marketing at Valspar, shares that clean, crisp whites, such as the brand’s Ultra White 7006-24, and warmer off-whites like Swiss Coffee 7002-16 are popular paint choices.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The opening, today, comes on the heels of Netflix moving to new bases in both Brazil and Mexico in recent times, meaning shiny new HQs in each of its three main production centers in Latin America.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2026
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Which brings us to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the city of Orlando and, suddenly, the Jacksonville Jaguars — the shiny, new team taking the City Beautiful out on the town in 2027.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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NewsNation correspondent Brian Entin shared that a local law enforcement source described the property as spotless, implying there were no signs a struggle had taken place inside the house.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
1 Apr. 2026
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The spotless streets are polished nightly by the feet of families licking ice cream.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Stainless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stainless. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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