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Recent Examples of untainted
One quick incision near the gills to bleed the fish will keep the meat fresh and untainted.
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Mike Raabe, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2025
There is a new young star to put on billboards around the team and throw into commercials, one who, unlike Davis, is untainted by a trade that will live in infamy.
Harrison, pilloried in the aftermath of the Dončić trade, somehow got some salvation, though not forgiveness.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Our Lady was chaste, willingly, willfully passive, untainted by the grottiness of ordinary life.
—Lamorna Ash, The Dial, 6 May 2025
Some replacements were found in the everyday speech of rural Anatolian villagers or the Turkic peoples of Central Asia, both of which were assumed to have preserved an untainted original Turkish.
—Nick Danforth, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2015
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Mike Raabe, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2025
There is a new young star to put on billboards around the team and throw into commercials, one who, unlike Davis, is untainted by a trade that will live in infamy.
Harrison, pilloried in the aftermath of the Dončić trade, somehow got some salvation, though not forgiveness.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Our Lady was chaste, willingly, willfully passive, untainted by the grottiness of ordinary life.
—Lamorna Ash, The Dial, 6 May 2025
Some replacements were found in the everyday speech of rural Anatolian villagers or the Turkic peoples of Central Asia, both of which were assumed to have preserved an untainted original Turkish.
—Nick Danforth, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2015
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untainted
Adjective
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Ghibli managed to do it in a way that was relatively independent and unsullied of that business.—
Ryan Gaur,
IndieWire,
10 June 2025
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The crux of the change for Tarantino is that the experience of theater is still unsullied, whereas with movies, people are on their phones and the theatrical window is teeny tiny.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Your Sterile Drugs, Like Eye Drops, Could Become Dangerous Or Deadly The FDA helps ensure that sterile drugs are actually sterile — non-toxic and uncontaminated.—
Brian Castrucci,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
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The wealthy were generally able to afford higher quality, authentic, uncontaminated products.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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Only one of those turnovers was turned into points, however; in the fourth quarter, 11 plays after having intercepted Allen, the Patriots scored a touchdown to take a 20-10 lead and raise the first real possibility of the game that the Bills’ unblemished start might be in trouble.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
6 Oct. 2025
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The defending champion Philadelphia Eagles are one of just two teams entering Week 5 of the season with an unblemished record.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The island’s primitive campsites are a great way to enjoy the unpolluted dark skies in a serene atmosphere.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Apr. 2025
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This is not just good for farmers, but for the 1.8 million people who rely on unpolluted water from our three county reservoirs.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Two-thirds of the island remains undeveloped and largely unspoiled.—
Miquel Ros,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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In search of unspoiled vistas and rugged coastlines?—
Bridget Arsenault,
Air Mail,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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While Netflix is largely untouched by M&A, Disney is an amalgam of many acquisitions and units over the years, including ABC, ESPN, Fox, Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm.—
Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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The variant’s powertrain has been left untouched—with good reason.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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That position remains unaltered today.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Oct. 2025
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Most of their shadows were unaltered and, from what Charlie could tell, all were unquickened.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Critics argued that such development contradicted the park service’s mandate to leave national parks unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.—
Michael Childers,
The Conversation,
31 July 2025
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That’s the premise behind the National Park Service, whose mission reads: The National Park Service preserves unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the National Park System for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations.—
Nell Derick Debevoise,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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“Untainted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untainted. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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