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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
But in most states, equity returns remain sacrosanct.
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Nick Bowlin, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
The Assemblies of God took root in Australia nearly a century ago, and denomination leaders there also considered the autonomy of each church to be sacrosanct.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 19 Dec. 2025
Over the years, the Impoundment Control Act would come to be viewed as sacrosanct at the OMB.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Many of these cuts were to scientific research, something that, for decades, both parties had treated as sacrosanct, steadily boosting funds for the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sacrosanct
Nick Bowlin, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
The Assemblies of God took root in Australia nearly a century ago, and denomination leaders there also considered the autonomy of each church to be sacrosanct.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 19 Dec. 2025
Over the years, the Impoundment Control Act would come to be viewed as sacrosanct at the OMB.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Many of these cuts were to scientific research, something that, for decades, both parties had treated as sacrosanct, steadily boosting funds for the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sacrosanct
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The monks practiced Vipassana meditation throughout, intentionally walking 108 sacred days — a number representing spiritual completion and wholeness in Buddhist, Hindu and Jain traditions.—
Tiffany Stanley,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Priestesses once kept a sacred flame burning there day and night, believed to represent the life force of the city.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Observing an actual Parisian rejecting butter—one of France’s holy trinity of dairy products, along with cheese and crème fraîche—was a window into the new wellness culture seeping into what might have been the world’s last bastion of free-flowing wine and glutinous bread.—
Hannah Seligson,
Vanity Fair,
12 Feb. 2026
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Ramadan is the holiest month in Islam.—
Tony Peterson,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Sacrosanct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacrosanct. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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