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Recent Examples of untainted
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.
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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
In the awards race, the question looms: Will any of the nominees make it to the ceremony untainted?
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 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 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
In the awards race, the question looms: Will any of the nominees make it to the ceremony untainted?
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 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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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
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My 33+ yrs of unblemished business experience, coming up with creative solutions to tackle complex problems and the ability to get things done in a cost-efficient and timely fashion.—
Miami Herald staff,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 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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In search of unspoiled vistas and rugged coastlines?—
Bridget Arsenault,
Air Mail,
27 Sep. 2025
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Its nearly 800,000 acres of unspoiled nature aren’t going anywhere.—
Paula Conway,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Touching the ancient stones and brushing off ceramics and coins untouched for nearly two thousand years made that world come vividly alive.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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Contractors also walked off the job, leaving Horton Plaza Park mostly untouched and the Lyceum Theatre without an entrance.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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So, despite the decision, vaccine coverage remains effectively unaltered for the time being.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
18 Sep. 2025
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Jennifer Layden, who led data-modernization efforts as director of the agency’s Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance, and Technology before resigning in August, told me that the agency’s data sets otherwise remained largely unaltered.—
Keren Landman,
The Atlantic,
17 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 6 Oct. 2025.
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