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as in sacred
not to be violated, criticized, or tampered with
the teacher's book of grades is sacrosanct, and someone could be expelled for changing anything in it
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as in holy
set apart or worthy of veneration by association with God
believers eventually built a chapel on the sacrosanct spot where the miracle was thought to have taken place
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Recent Examples of sacrosanct
Because of their medicinal properties and their seeds that can be made into bread, they are considered sacrosanct and appear often in Aboriginal art.
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Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
Other previously sacrosanct line items, including Medicaid, housing and child care, will face slower growth.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 14 Nov. 2024
Additional polling showed Trump winning large shares of Arabs, Muslims, Catholics, and other culturally conservative demographics that reject the radical social ideologies now sacrosanct in the Democratic Party.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Any attempt to weaken the Fed’s independence, viewed as sacrosanct by investors, would rattle global financial markets and have a destabilizing effect on the dollar, the world’s leading currency for trade invoicing and foreign exchange reserves.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
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Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
Other previously sacrosanct line items, including Medicaid, housing and child care, will face slower growth.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 14 Nov. 2024
Additional polling showed Trump winning large shares of Arabs, Muslims, Catholics, and other culturally conservative demographics that reject the radical social ideologies now sacrosanct in the Democratic Party.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Any attempt to weaken the Fed’s independence, viewed as sacrosanct by investors, would rattle global financial markets and have a destabilizing effect on the dollar, the world’s leading currency for trade invoicing and foreign exchange reserves.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Sacrosanct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacrosanct. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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