as in innocent
free from guilt or blame
a blameless baby shouldn't have to suffer for his parents' mistakes
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Adjective
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In the final moments of last week’s episode, Hector Ayala, aka the hero White Tiger, was found innocent in his trial against the NYPD then shot and killed on the street by an unknown murderer.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025 -
Man Who Killed Meredith Kercher, Amanda Knox's Roommate in Italy, Is Freed from Prison Still, despite being declared innocent and freed, Knox says she was never allowed to fully live her life again.—
Gillian Telling,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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With valuations soaring and a faultless pedigree, Land Rover Defenders are a popular choice for restoration.—
Tim Stevens,
Robb Report,
12 Mar. 2025
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The kind of sexuality that doesn’t easily square with beliefs that women need to be faultless and every corner of our lives must adhere to prevailing (and individualistic) liberal-feminist beliefs.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
26 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Modesty is a winning attribute in a great power, and the United States has too many faults of its own to cast itself as an irreproachable model.—
Kori Schake,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Apr. 2019
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Service Last but not least, providing irreproachable service is imperative.—
Suneeta Motala,
Forbes,
6 Nov. 2024
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“Blameless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blameless. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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