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as in innocency
the quality or state of being free from guilt or blame
the accused embezzler eventually proved her innocence and was released
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as in naturalness
the quality or state of being simple and sincere
the innocence of the child's question touched everyone present
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as in ignorance
the state of being unaware or uninformed
in my innocence I just assumed that quoted rate was for a week's stay and not for a single night at the health spa
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as in purity
the quality or state of being morally pure
in Melville's novel, the sailor Billy Budd serves as a symbol of absolute innocence
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Recent Examples of innocence
The claims led to Rocky’s arrest and widespread headlines, but the rapper maintained his innocence.
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Mayers has long maintained his innocence in the face of Ephron’s claims.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
In the interview with the Justice Department official, Maxwell continued to profess her innocence.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
There was something special about that ultimate innocence of a puppy.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Mayers has long maintained his innocence in the face of Ephron’s claims.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
In the interview with the Justice Department official, Maxwell continued to profess her innocence.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
There was something special about that ultimate innocence of a puppy.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for innocence
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The naturalness bias is deeply ingrained in Kennedy’s MAHA campaign, which aims to improve public health by returning to a more natural lifestyle.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
11 Aug. 2025
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My only advice is to NOT believe her if MIL tries to claim ignorance of the dangers that have informed your decision about phones.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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But if the joke and the ignorance are equally yoked, people will laugh.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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The pee is then examined for clarity, which is supposed to indicate purity.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
19 Sep. 2025
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But Anderson also knows that the moral purity of revolutionaries gets boring pretty fast.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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This means that all of the orders a seller receives can now benefit from the speed, reliability, and simplicity of Amazon's fulfillment—with MCF fulfilling millions more orders quickly and reliably year-over-year.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Categories that don’t deliver on validation, simplicity and palatability often struggle to scale.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Or write a support email with the perfect mix of humor and sincerity to turn a fuming customer into a loyal advocate?—
Rupesh Dabbir,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Driving the show is Masli’s sincerity, childlike wonder, and background in clown.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Innocence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innocence. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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