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as in mint
being in an original and unused or unspoiled state
a pristine forest that has never been subjected to logging or development
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as in immaculate
free from dirt or stain
one doesn't dare spill anything on his car's pristine upholstery
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Recent Examples of pristine
North of the Arctic Circle, the seven main islands stretch across more than 100 miles of wild, pristine landscape.
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Phil Thomas, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2025
The crime rate is among the lowest in the nation, the air is pristine, and Vermonters are healthy — although, as in neighboring Maine, the state has seen an uptick in drug deaths.
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 14 July 2025
The bass response is rich, buttery, and natural, while the warm yet clear top end provides pristine detail for a brilliant accompaniment across your catalog.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 12 July 2025
The government is also implementing a beach management project in Long Bay to safeguard marine and coastal ecosystems, ensuring that the BVI remains pristine for generations to come.
—Panorama Media Ltd, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
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Phil Thomas, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2025
The crime rate is among the lowest in the nation, the air is pristine, and Vermonters are healthy — although, as in neighboring Maine, the state has seen an uptick in drug deaths.
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 14 July 2025
The bass response is rich, buttery, and natural, while the warm yet clear top end provides pristine detail for a brilliant accompaniment across your catalog.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 12 July 2025
The government is also implementing a beach management project in Long Bay to safeguard marine and coastal ecosystems, ensuring that the BVI remains pristine for generations to come.
—Panorama Media Ltd, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pristine
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Audemars Piguet’s manufacture calibre 4404 offers a strong 70-hour power reserve, while its 433 parts power an accurate flyback chronograph with an immaculate heritage.—
Thor Svaboe,
Robb Report,
14 July 2025
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Sometime in the future when and if double-digit wins and Chicago Cubs is a category in immaculate grid, Matthew Boyd will qualify.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
Adjective
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Soon after, a survey found a new gelatinous ball of fresh eggs near the microphone that recorded it.—
Nathan Rott,
NPR,
19 July 2025
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From this central hub, fresh batches of corn dog batter and hot dogs are prepped before runners take the food to the other three locations.—
Amelia Wu
July 19,
Sacbee.com,
19 July 2025
Adjective
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Think about it: the record companies forced them to be clean cut and preppy and all those things.—
Gary Gerard Hamilton,
Anchorage Daily News,
3 Feb. 2023
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Flathead is the largest natural freshwater lake west of the Mississippi, with clean, crystalline waters cradled in the Flathead Valley by the Mission Mountains to the east and the Salish Mountains to the west.—
Deb Hopewell,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Feb. 2023
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Official portraits projected her as a modern iteration of 19th-century royal mothers—soft, demure, virginal.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
10 May 2025
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In fact, a single Old Testament line might be the source for the virginal aspect of the cult of Mary.—
Lamorna Ash,
The Dial,
6 May 2025
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The Canyon itself remains completely untouched by any flickering temporality on its edges, as feeble as a firefly against Alpha Centauri.—
Tom Zoellner,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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Her hair remains untouched by perm juice or bleach.—
Sherry Kuehl,
Kansas City Star,
23 July 2025
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And that new material weighs 30 percent less than virgin leather and meets or exceeds all the company’s physical property goals, Roe said.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
15 July 2025
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Adjacent to it is the virgin beach Playa Carrillo where howler monkeys swing among the trees.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
2 July 2025
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“Pristine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pristine. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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