incorrupt

variants also incorrupted

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Recent Examples of incorrupt In Catholicism, a body that resists normal decay is considered incorrupt. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 30 May 2023 Despite the dangers of disrespecting the power of an incorrupt corpse, such objects have always been the focus of doubt. Katherine Harvey, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incorrupt
Adjective
  • While remaining super soft to the touch, the jacket, available in both men’s and women’s silhouettes, still provides a tough barrier to outside rain and snow that is incorruptible over time.
    SJ Studio, Sourcing Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Oh the incorruptible queen sullies herself with a lover.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 5 Aug. 2024
Adjective
  • Service Last but not least, providing irreproachable service is imperative.
    Suneeta Motala, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
  • There may be practical reasons that your friend won’t get his way, but his argument, unlike his driving, is irreproachable.
    Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 12 June 2024
Adjective
  • The vibes are immaculate with sunken in outdoor booths overlooking Magic Kingdom and cozy heat lamps.
    Carly Caramanna, Parents, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Niki starts out in the ’50s with the artist wearing an immaculate white dress and a glistening tiara, striking delicate poses for a photographer that orders her around.
    Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The clean, bright walls along with colorful rugs and hardwood floors can seem impossible for people living in apartments.
    Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2023
  • At the end of the dredging, sediment that’s not placed on the beach could be left in the pit and covered with a layer of clean sand.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2023
Adjective
  • The founders did not foresee the emergence of political parties and their winner-take-all slates of electors, which make a mockery of all presumptions of virtuous choosing by a select few.
    Joseph J. Ellis, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Here are ostensibly the most virtuous men in the world not only acting like normal human beings but also littering inside the headquarters of their faith.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • And thousands of kits that could free more innocent people have been left untested – again.
    Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
  • While this sounds easy and innocent enough, FAFSA has the potential to become an insidious tool.
    Noreen Sugrue, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Many fans found its generally joyous treatment of Miranda’s guiltless affair with Che, a nonbinary comedian, in the first season off-putting.
    Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 21 June 2023
  • In the wake of Franco’s death, in 1975, came the pacto del olvido, or pact of oblivion—a determination, enshrined in the Amnesty Law of 1977, to brush away the vestiges of former crimes and hence to move onward with a guiltless transition to democracy.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2021
Adjective
  • Mercy is a free, smart, honorable woman who just so happens to keep Henry alive.
    Lincee Ray, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
  • On the day the archaeologists found the Nefertiti bust, German nobles from Saxony were visiting Tell el-Amarna, and Borchardt dashed between his honorable guests and the excavation.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024

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“Incorrupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incorrupt. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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