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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
But Mason and his team honored the sense of lost innocence, the aesthetic attention to darkly psychedelic absurdism, and the adulation for a good Michel Gondry film that lit Malcolm’s brain up.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
Peltier has maintained his innocence since he was first imprisoned.
—Melissa Olson, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2025
When Adam turns up dead in their apartment one night police suspect teenage Ethan — and Chloe must dive into the women’s respective checkered pasts to prove his innocence.
—Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
According to one lawyer, his client proved his innocence with a lie detector test.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
Peltier has maintained his innocence since he was first imprisoned.
—Melissa Olson, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2025
When Adam turns up dead in their apartment one night police suspect teenage Ethan — and Chloe must dive into the women’s respective checkered pasts to prove his innocence.
—Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
According to one lawyer, his client proved his innocence with a lie detector test.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for innocence
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Darrow asked Bryan about the age of the Earth, about biblical miracles, such as when Joshua commanded the sun to stand still, and many more questions that revealed not only Bryan’s ignorance of science but his ignorance of the Bible as well.—
Avery Hurt,
Discover Magazine,
14 Jan. 2025
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Throughout Good Girl, Nila capitalizes on the ignorance of the white Germans around her to pass as anything but Afghan.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2025
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These artifacts, which had not previously been documented in the country, were used to test the purity of gold.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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But there’s another, more opaque thread among right-wing environmental beliefs, according to Jesse Bryant, a sociologist at Yale University: a yearning for a religious or pseudo-religious purity.—
Benji Jones,
Vox,
28 Jan. 2025
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The simplicity of the dish hits the target on the bullseye.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Jan. 2025
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The list includes books that emphasize simplicity, adaptability, and skill-building (and have a similar vibe to Nosrat’s book).—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appétit,
17 Jan. 2025
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Min walks off after becoming convinced Chris doesn’t see a future with him (Yang plays his character’s sadness and disappointment in himself with touching sincerity) and Lee feels betrayed after an unforeseen development comes to light, the result of a drunken evening.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Jan. 2025
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The orange represents success, determination, and creativity while the blue stands for trust, loyalty, and sincerity and strength.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Innocence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innocence. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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