as in unharmed
not hurt, harmed, or damaged
She escaped from the wreckage unscathed. The administration was left relatively unscathed by the scandal.
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Wednesday’s hearings come one day after former Fox and Friends co-host Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick for defense secretary, emerged unscathed from a Democratic firestorm at the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
In the charred Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, one home emerged unscathed from last week’s destructive fire and went viral for what appeared to be a miracle.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 15 Jan. 2025
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s choice for Defense secretary, on Tuesday emerged largely unscathed from an at times blistering confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
For Schoen to skate away unscathed from this wreckage, however, while Daboll scratches and claws to regain his standing, is to provide a reminder that the Giants employed Dave Gettleman as their GM for four years through two head coaches.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
In the charred Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, one home emerged unscathed from last week’s destructive fire and went viral for what appeared to be a miracle.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 15 Jan. 2025
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s choice for Defense secretary, on Tuesday emerged largely unscathed from an at times blistering confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
For Schoen to skate away unscathed from this wreckage, however, while Daboll scratches and claws to regain his standing, is to provide a reminder that the Giants employed Dave Gettleman as their GM for four years through two head coaches.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Unscathed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unscathed. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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