as in pristine
free from dirt or stain
only unsullied vestments are ever appropriate for church services
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Recent Examples of unsullied
Wolves and bears still roam the silent valleys of the Principality’s unsullied interior, and a new kind of wildlife tourism has sprung up to cater for visitors keen to peer at them through telescopes.
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Paul Richardson, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2024
The best way to breathe new life into the Catholic Church — both in the United States and around the world — is to empower everyday Catholics to embrace their role in spreading the true and unsullied faith.
—Tim Busch, National Review, 23 Dec. 2023
Our planet is running out of unsullied landscapes; save for the polar regions, the frontiers are gone.
—Will Stephenson, Harper's Magazine, 16 Aug. 2023
The blue of the sky seemed deep, continuous, uniform and unsullied.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2023
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Paul Richardson, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2024
The best way to breathe new life into the Catholic Church — both in the United States and around the world — is to empower everyday Catholics to embrace their role in spreading the true and unsullied faith.
—Tim Busch, National Review, 23 Dec. 2023
Our planet is running out of unsullied landscapes; save for the polar regions, the frontiers are gone.
—Will Stephenson, Harper's Magazine, 16 Aug. 2023
The blue of the sky seemed deep, continuous, uniform and unsullied.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsullied
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This is a battle of the league's best and worst three-point shooting teams, as Orlando has hit just 30.9 percent of its triples, the worst mark in the NBA, while Cleveland is shooting a pristine 39.0 percent from three in 2024-25, the league's tidiest rate.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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Hay Island, a pristine 18-acre piece of land that is hidden near Long Island Sound, has listed for $35 million.—
TJ Macias,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2025
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Laurent Ferrier Galet Square The opportunity to own an immaculate creation from the hands of a master watchmaker with Patek Philippe pedigree sounds like an unfathomable accomplishment.—
Clem Chambers,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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The first two rounds run Thursday through Sunday — that’s four immaculate days of next-to-nonstop college basketball in gyms across the country.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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
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Think about it: the record companies forced them to be clean cut and preppy and all those things.—
Gary Gerard Hamilton,
Anchorage Daily News,
3 Feb. 2023
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Photo : Carmel Realty Company The castle-like Turret House comes with a stainless spiral staircase leading down to a subterranean garage.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
24 Jan. 2025
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That space flows to a dining area with banquette seating and a galley-style kitchen, which rests beneath a large skylight and has been upgraded with newer stainless appliances.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Unsullied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsullied. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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