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Recent Examples of untainted
She was alleged to have poisoned the meals of her guests while serving herself an untainted portion.
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Britt Clennett, ABC News, 7 July 2025
One quick incision near the gills to bleed the fish will keep the meat fresh and untainted.
—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
See All Example Sentences for untainted
Britt Clennett, ABC News, 7 July 2025
One quick incision near the gills to bleed the fish will keep the meat fresh and untainted.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untainted
Adjective
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January 2, 2024 The Rugged Cool of California's Santa Ynez Wine Country The pure, unsullied California-ness of the Santa Ynez Valley, a tiny wine region inland from the Central Coast, has turned it into one of the state's most popular weekend getaways.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Dec. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Always use pure, uncontaminated wood ash and test your soil pH before adding.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
5 Jan. 2026
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The Communist Party tried, but failed, to root national sound in an imagined, uncontaminated past.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
21 Dec. 2025
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Still on the table, though, is a chance for an unblemished record in AFC West play.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2026
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Pick a medium-sized sweet potato with smooth, taut, unblemished skin.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
25 Nov. 2025
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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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The unspoiled Adirondack terrain is quite literally at your doorstep in Tupper Lake.—
Lauren Breedlove,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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The couple began sketching a hypothetical blueprint grounded in unspoiled land, deep integration with local communities, environmentally respectful architecture, and a model that could be replicated elsewhere.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
23 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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In those cases, most of what borrowers send to their credit card companies gets swallowed up by interest charges, leaving the actual debt largely untouched.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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East Caicos, one of the largest uninhabited islands in the Caribbean, felt untouched.—
Henry Wismayer,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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An unaltered shuffle machine contains cameras that alert the casino, dealer, or house if a card is missing and ensures the deck is correctly sorted, according to Piacente.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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That position remains unaltered today.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Oct. 2025
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The novel study was conducted over the course of 14 years, and involved nearly 300 cognitively unimpaired adults aged 50-90 years.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
3 Nov. 2025
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The team analyzed data on 296 cognitively unimpaired participants aged 50–90 in the Harvard Aging Brain Study.—
Health Reporter,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Untainted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untainted. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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