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Recent Examples of untarnished
Only a handful of people saw the image of a verdant untarnished outside world before Bernard pulled the plug.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
For me, this can mean that sourcing a modern 2020 palette that is untarnished or in ‘mint’ condition can actually prove to be more difficult than sourcing a rare untarnished compact produced in the ‘70s.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2024
And there was no lack of running chatter on style from the starting gun -- Walz started off shakily before settling in, while Vance's media polish remained largely untarnished throughout the night.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
The bus was just a year old, and the 40-year-old driver with an untarnished record had just started his shift shuttling tourists from Piazzale Roma, at the edge of Venice's famed canals, to a four-star campground on the mainland offering bargain accommodation.
—Colleen Barry and Giada Zampano The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2023
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
For me, this can mean that sourcing a modern 2020 palette that is untarnished or in ‘mint’ condition can actually prove to be more difficult than sourcing a rare untarnished compact produced in the ‘70s.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2024
And there was no lack of running chatter on style from the starting gun -- Walz started off shakily before settling in, while Vance's media polish remained largely untarnished throughout the night.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
The bus was just a year old, and the 40-year-old driver with an untarnished record had just started his shift shuttling tourists from Piazzale Roma, at the edge of Venice's famed canals, to a four-star campground on the mainland offering bargain accommodation.
—Colleen Barry and Giada Zampano The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untarnished
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With almost 13 million acres of the world’s most biodiverse rain forest, rich with jaguars, hummingbirds, and 2,000 butterfly species (take that, Costa Rica), plus some 1,800 miles of unsullied coastline, this country is poised for a tourism boom.—
John Bowe,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
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This is pure, unsullied Sicily at its best before even the Ancient Greeks got their deft hands on the island.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
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As of Wednesday morning, 12 (three boys, nine girls) were still standing with unblemished records.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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The raid cast a shadow on what should have been an unblemished moment of triumph as CEO Christian Sewing announced booming annual profits at Germany’s largest lender.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Homeland’s borders are drawn in untainted blood, its sanctity exemplified in proper gender conduct and the fulfillment of gender roles.—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
26 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, a transparent, independent and untainted investigation is not optional.—
Phil Morris The Minnesota Star Tribune,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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Mike lives a lonely life seemingly devoid of any interiority, working for an over-the-hill crime boss known as Money (Nick Nolte), whom Mike has managed to piss off with his less-than-spotless latest burglary.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2026
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Proper ventilation and weekly deep cleaning further reduce mold and grime, keeping your shower fresh and spotless.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
7 Feb. 2026
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That performance turned out to be her best yet, pants unsoiled.—
Carrie Battan,
Vulture,
15 Jan. 2026
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Causeway Street remains unsoiled.—
Globe Staff,
BostonGlobe.com,
4 Dec. 2022
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The most distinctive features are the bold black-and-white bands across the head and through the eyes, but the yellow beak and the unspotted gray breast are easy ways to confidently identify this dapper bird.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2025
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Dark hair and unspotted skin, a bony frame that would be called petite, not fragile.—
Clare Sestanovich,
The New Yorker,
6 Nov. 2023
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Samar wouldn’t have been as easily swayed by the hum of a working laptop and unstained white paint, Yogan guessed, for his new friend had laughed in a slightly superior way at these details of Yogan’s story.—
Kanak Kapur,
New Yorker,
28 Dec. 2025
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Traces of arecoline, a stimulant exclusively found in betel nuts, were present in all the reference samples and in three archaeological samples that came from the unstained teeth of a woman.—
Elizabeth Rayne,
ArsTechnica,
19 Aug. 2025
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The sweeping view of undefiled wilderness on the border with Mexico long rewarded hikers who completed the Arizona Trail, an 800-mile route winding through deserts, canyons and forests.—
Simon Romero and Zolan Kanno-Youngs New York Times,
Star Tribune,
16 Mar. 2021
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“Untarnished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untarnished. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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