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innocently

ADVERB
without guilt
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Stephen Colletti innocently slicing turkey and unintentionally sparking one of the most wild crashouts in “Traitors” history.

From Salon Feb. 28, 2026

The firestorm stoked by Rep. Khanna hasn’t only made a scapegoat of anybody who was personally associated with Epstein, however innocently.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 13, 2026

Hyman then put the Oilers in front for the first time on a play that began innocently enough, with Nugent-Hopkins sending the puck off the boards on a faceoff deep in the Kings end.

From Los Angeles Times May 2, 2025

Asked if he felt a kinship with the student demonstrators of the 1960s and 70s, the freshman business marketing major responded innocently: “You’re talking about the women’s suffrage movement?”

From Seattle Times May 2, 2024

Dede looked up innocently and blinked her yellow eyes.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan




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