inviolate

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Recent Examples of inviolate With their majestic peaks, imposing canyons, and lofty designation, America's national parks seem inviolate, places of natural grandeur far from the vagaries of money or politics. Valerie Ross, Discover Magazine, 24 Jan. 2012 But information is supposed to be inviolate, and can never be completely destroyed. Bill Andrews, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2019 This dish is a deli egg-bacon-and-cheese-on-a-roll that has been pasta-fied, fancified, fetishized and turned into an Italian tradition that, like many inviolate Italian traditions, is actually far less old than the Mayflower. Ian Fisher, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2022 And whereas individual therapy must take place in an inviolate private sphere, the couples version comes with elements of exposure and artifice built in. Lidija Haas, The New Republic, 10 June 2022 The daily and seasonal rhythms of bright and dark remained largely inviolate throughout all of evolutionary time—a 4-billion-year streak that began to falter in the 19th century. Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 13 June 2022 Still more thought the love shown in the work of making a home was one of the few activities capitalism hadn’t tainted and should stand inviolate. Joanna Biggs, The New Republic, 11 Feb. 2022 And determining whether human lifetimes have an inviolate maximum might offer clues to understanding aging, as well as aiding research on prolonging life. Tom Siegfried, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2022 One inviolate rule is that everyone who enters must be weighed. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inviolate
Adjective
  • Looking at total equivalent units shifted, which include streams and not just pure purchases, the Blackpink musician’s project moved 33,300 copies.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Detailing the extraordinary journey of double bassist Orin O'Brien, who was the first full-time female member of the New York Philharmonic, this short film captures the glorious world of rehearsals, music classes, tiny apartments, and pure music geekery.
    Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • What is the best way to stay private, secure and anonymous while browsing the web?
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Authorities say the checkpoints are necessary to keep the area safe and secure.
    Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Now, entering the start of a new Trump administration, our political and economic realities have changed, and so has New York’s sacred task.
    John Raskin, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Like the kamikaze pilots in the same story, whose deaths lost their sacred meaning once Emperor Hirohito renounced his divinity after the war, the plotters in 1936 worshipped not a man but a deity.
    Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025

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“Inviolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inviolate. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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