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noun

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Recent Examples of innocent
Adjective
However, on a flight in March, what seemed like an innocent healthy snack landed her in a room with the bomb squad. Meredith Lepore, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2025 The British prosecutors have been at pains to remind the public that the brothers remain innocent until proven guilty. Willem Marx, NPR, 28 May 2025
Noun
Some are corrupt cops and teen bullies whose maliciousness could be a little more fleshed out; others are children or general innocents, begging questions about who gets chosen as prey the show doesn’t care much to answer. Alison Herman, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025 In order to stop this nefarious group from killing more innocents, the BAU is forced to work alongside an increasingly unpredictable Voit who has his own agenda. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for innocent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for innocent
Adjective
  • Here are some of the best words to describe his work: simple, clean, clear, pure and, above all, elegant.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
  • What’s actually the most interesting thing is to go the opposite route and go pure banal.
    Katcy Stephan, Variety, 23 May 2025
Adjective
  • During the two-and-a-half years when one of the four tubes will be shut to train traffic, the current LIRR and Amtrak schedules — both of which were slightly reduced as of November in anticipation of the shutdown — should, in theory, be unaffected.
    Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
  • In addition, although students with high SAT scores were largely unaffected by course shutouts, students with low SAT scores experienced more negative effects, particularly a lower likelihood of declaring a STEM major.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • The first big work people make, that first foray into the public eye, has something so naive about it.
    Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
  • But his answers Thursday painted the picture of an organization willing to trust internal answers over trading Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon or Michael Porter Jr. That is either delusional, naive, or both.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 22 May 2025
Adjective
  • This is a harmless side effect with no association with adverse health effects.6 Kidney stones: Beets, spinach, green cabbage, rhubarb, nuts, and chocolate are high in oxalate.
    Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 20 May 2025
  • Misconception 3: Brief online connections are harmless.
    Lior Lamesh, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • Trump has no knowledge of military history and has surrounded himself with advisers equally ignorant.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2025
  • Anger materializes in people who are toxic and ignorant.
    Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2025
Noun
  • After the initial prayers and thanking God, the universe and the angels, who and whatever has kept me alive and blessed me with an amazing life so far...
    Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
  • General and President Dwight D. Eisenhower was not a political angel and made his share of mistakes, like all who engage in politics.
    George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 21 May 2025
Adjective
  • And how many guiltless prisoners there are here!
    Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
  • 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
Adjective
  • That genuine moment became a symbol of love, sacrifice and something deeper — breaking generational cycles.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 30 May 2025
  • Listen actively to the client's concerns, demonstrating genuine empathy for their position.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025

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“Innocent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innocent. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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