as in acquitted
free from guilt or blame
none of us is exactly cleanhanded in this affair
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Adjective
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This innocent man spent over three decades behind bars.—
Yash Roy,
CNN,
23 Feb. 2025 -
The story itself was a typically innocent Shirley Temple tale, in this a young girl who tries to reconcile her parents and her grandfather after her mother marries a Yankee.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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His postseason track record is impeccable, and Evoaldi has already won championships with the Red Sox and Rangers.—
Tim Britton,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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While the old guy lives in an impeccable leather jacket that looks like it’s accompanied him on more than a few missions, the kid likes to wear colorful hoodies and beanies.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The kind of sexuality that doesn’t easily square with beliefs that women need to be faultless and every corner of our lives must adhere to prevailing (and individualistic) liberal-feminist beliefs.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
26 Dec. 2024
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While some have blamed rising health care costs on medical providers or hospitals, insurers are not faultless.—
Patrik Jonsson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
10 Dec. 2024
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“Cleanhanded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleanhanded. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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