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as in pure
free from sin
an innocent baby
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as in acquitted
free from guilt or blame
the robbery suspect was eventually found to be innocent
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as in unaffected
free from any intent to deceive or impress others
an innocent offer to sing before the gathering
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as in naive
lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment
an innocent young woman who felt a little out of place among her more sophisticated roommates
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as in harmless
not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt
good-natured teasing that is just innocent fun
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as in ignorant
not informed about or aware of something
a woman who seems entirely innocent of good manners and common courtesy
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as in angel
an innocent or gentle person
an innocent who is often puzzled by and prey to the evils of the world
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Recent Examples of innocent
Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
The Yacht Rock renaissance has breathed new life into the embers of a goofy and louche, but somehow innocent, time in American pop history, when songs were mainly about seduction and breakups.
—Tom Zoellner, SPIN, 27 Nov. 2024
Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2024
Some were likely innocents caught in the crossfire.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Amit Malviya, head of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's IT wing, defended Adani on social media platform X, reiterating that the charges are allegations and Adani is presumed innocent.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
The Yacht Rock renaissance has breathed new life into the embers of a goofy and louche, but somehow innocent, time in American pop history, when songs were mainly about seduction and breakups.
—Tom Zoellner, SPIN, 27 Nov. 2024
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There is, too, international law surrounding the death of innocents.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2024
Some were likely innocents caught in the crossfire.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
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Of course, Snoop has jammed with everyone from Willie Nelson to the Gorillaz to the late Quincy Jones, but he’s never sounded so pure and contemplative.Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2024
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BrewDog This two-level rooftop spot is a pure sports bar that is right on the Strip but not in a hotel.Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Network connectivity to Meta's frontend web servers remains unaffected.Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Despite the order, Canadians can still access TikTok, as the app itself remains unaffected by the directive.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Mercifully, Newcastle came up against a Leicester side whose setup under Ruud van Nistelrooy was as naive as their defensive performance was pitiful.Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Season 1 introduced Amina (Anjana Vasan), a naive but musically gifted nerd who joins the band Lady Parts to get closer to one member’s hunky brother.Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
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Most dogs would do anything for a treat, and while giving them a little snack is usually harmless, constantly overfeeding them can be detrimental to their health.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Couples are granting each other permission to share presumably harmless admissions, like covering holes in the ceiling with birthday decorations, which typically escalates into pretty murky territory.Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2024
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The juxtaposition of ignorant tourism and seemingly backwards folk religions produces the kind of gruesome friction that horror filmmakers love to exploit.Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2024
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Many Americans remain ignorant of this history, and the organizers behind these projects want to educate them about it — with the hope history won't repeat itself.Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
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Divine intervention comes in the form of Dudley (Cary Grant), an angel who helps transform the community for the better — though things take a turn when Dudley falls in love with the titular bishop's wife (Loretta Young).Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Medieval stories about the sacred or supernatural—demons, angels, saints, relics and visions—were set in a society where the borders between natural and supernatural were thought to have been thin or nonexistent.Matthew Gabriele, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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Once in possession of the session cookie, the attacker can then, effectively, go back at any time and will be treated as a genuine user of your account as the cookie shows that session as, yep, authenticated.Davey Winder, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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The information the source supplies must be newsworthy and give readers genuine insight.Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Innocent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innocent. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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