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sacred cow

noun as in valued untouchable

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If reinventing an iconic magazine means taking aim at music’s sacred cows and finding ways to shout from the rooftops, both Noah Shachtman and Gus Wenner seem ready to do just that.

They were very, very dubious to me and very protective of their sacred cows, so it was a real rude awakening.

City Councilman Sean Elo-Rivera wants to tip the sacred cow that is the People’s Ordinance.

“She took the sacred cow and made a hybrid woman cow which is called Holy Daughter,” Adicéam said.

Additionally, there is no upside in our media culture to challenging this sacred cow.

"A sacred cow since the late '80s, now it's run its course," Reed said.

We had to stop before every tree, every pagoda, every sacred tank and bush, and at last before a sacred cow.

And how in the name of the sacred cow did the deed get in the seat of this one?

That magneto-ionic thing the Sacred Cow's been talking about—they invented that real quick to cover up.

Sometimes I fancied myself buried in one of the pyramids of Egypt, breaking my shins against the bones of a sacred cow.

To them the Symphony is a sacred cow and they regarded the older members in the light of special pets.

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On this page you'll find 8 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to sacred cow, such as: golden calf, hero, idol, object of worship, protected interest, and sensitive issue.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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