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Recent Examples of untainted
On taking office, the 76-year-old Temer could have appointed aides who were untainted by the Car Wash scandal.
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Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2017
The White House is untainted by scandal, the incumbent party is charismatic.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, The Courier-Journal, 8 Nov. 2024
For every former Baathist running ISIS, there were multiple other veteran jihadists untainted by any association with Saddam.
—Graeme Wood, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
No scandal: The incumbent administration is untainted by major scandal.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2017
The White House is untainted by scandal, the incumbent party is charismatic.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, The Courier-Journal, 8 Nov. 2024
For every former Baathist running ISIS, there were multiple other veteran jihadists untainted by any association with Saddam.
—Graeme Wood, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
No scandal: The incumbent administration is untainted by major scandal.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untainted
Adjective
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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
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Back in 2018, when Lasseter left the company, Docter moved up to Chief Creative Officer, as the Disney division tried to continue its unsullied record of major hits.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The actual area requiring demining is certain to be much smaller—thirteen thousand five hundred square miles have already been cleared or deemed uncontaminated—but proving that this land is safe will still require an enormous amount of time and resources.—
Michael Holtz,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2025
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Meaning, no water source, no matter how remote, can be guaranteed to be pristine or totally uncontaminated.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Melia’s decade of dominance came with a 2017 Goalkeeper of the Year award, two U.S. Open Cup titles (2015, 2017) and an unblemished record in penalty kick shootouts (5-0).—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2025
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In Italy, Juventus have enjoyed an unblemished run of 19 games.—
Nick Miller,
The Athletic,
10 Apr. 2024
Adjective
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Multigenerational trips where families rent houses are popular here, too, and the biggest nightlife activity is stargazing under the unpolluted sky and looking for fiddler crabs on the beach.—
Trudy Haywood Saunders,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Mar. 2024
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In a natural, unpolluted environment hawkmoths might fly 80 kilometers in a night and be able to home in on flowers from kilometers away.—
Popular Science,
Popular Science,
8 Feb. 2024
Adjective
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Golf carts and bicycles replace traffic and the serene, unspoiled beaches go on for miles without a high-rise in sight.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Feb. 2025
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Just north lies Spiaggia di Capo Bianco, the superyacht anchorage of choice set along a vast curve of unspoiled beach that gives easy access to reefs and caves that are ideal for snorkeling.—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
1 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Why do some trees burn in a fire and others seem untouched?—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2025
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The untouched wilderness and absolute silence make for a truly serene and breathtaking start to the day.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
2 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Chutkan went on to highlight the judiciary’s work in holding over 1,000 rioters accountable, emphasizing that the historical record of these cases must remain unaltered as a testament and warning.—
Kaelan Deese,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
23 Jan. 2025
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But the model trained on unaltered English text learned much faster and performed better at the end than all the others, with one exception: The model trained on word hop, which replaces certain verb suffixes with special characters four words away, fared approximately as well.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Spelling out the issue would also be pointless, as the unimpaired spouse is only too aware of the impact his partner’s behavior is having on their social life.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
16 Jan. 2025
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For unimpaired drivers, the seat belt is the best defense against a drunk driver, according to the release.—
River Valley Democrat-Gazette,
arkansasonline.com,
11 Dec. 2024
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“Untainted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untainted. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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