as in innocently
with purity of thought and deed
a politician who is in the habit of acting legally without behaving morally
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Recent Examples of morally
As Azula takes the city, Team Avatar — except for Aang — are locked up in a secret underground prison along with the morally conflicted Fire Nation prince Zuko (Dallas Liu).
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Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
This would be bad not just for immigrant health, although that would be a morally and practically sufficient reason to oppose a reinterpretation of the 14th Amendment.
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Rachel E. Fabi,
STAT,
23 June 2026
That a device is morally neutral, and is only bad if the parents or children use it badly.
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Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
She is portrayed as a morally correct foil to Dexter, seeking to bring serial killers to justice through lawful means.
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Jordana Rosenfeld,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 June 2026
The show follows morally sound, somewhat timid Australian wallaby Rocko (Carlos Alazraqui), along with his friends and steadfast dog, Spunky.
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Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 June 2026
This point can sound almost heretical in modern healthcare discourse, where prevention is frequently framed as both morally superior and financially inevitable.
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Jeffrey Wessler,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
The least morally ambiguous of Snow’s latest characters is Mandy Matney, the investigative journalist whose podcast served as the source material for Murdaugh.
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Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
Is there a morally relevant difference between information that is legitimately private and information that someone chooses to keep secret?
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Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
This would be bad not just for immigrant health, although that would be a morally and practically sufficient reason to oppose a reinterpretation of the 14th Amendment.
—
Rachel E. Fabi,
STAT,
23 June 2026
That a device is morally neutral, and is only bad if the parents or children use it badly.
—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
She is portrayed as a morally correct foil to Dexter, seeking to bring serial killers to justice through lawful means.
—
Jordana Rosenfeld,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 June 2026
The show follows morally sound, somewhat timid Australian wallaby Rocko (Carlos Alazraqui), along with his friends and steadfast dog, Spunky.
—
Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 June 2026
This point can sound almost heretical in modern healthcare discourse, where prevention is frequently framed as both morally superior and financially inevitable.
—
Jeffrey Wessler,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
The least morally ambiguous of Snow’s latest characters is Mandy Matney, the investigative journalist whose podcast served as the source material for Murdaugh.
—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
Is there a morally relevant difference between information that is legitimately private and information that someone chooses to keep secret?
—
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for morally
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Their amalgamation with the other color produces a degradation to which no lover of his country, no lover of excellence in the human character can innocently consent.
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It was innocently posted by motorsports reporter Cole Cusumano, who was there covering the race.
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Yet the discussion surrounding their survival is too often reduced to a purely financial debate.
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Port selection is cutting-edge, with purely USB-C connectivity on both sides.
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Adcock manages child safety seat inspection events and training across Northern Indiana, aimed at helping parents ensure their car seats are properly installed and that their children are safe.
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Getty Images for Ascot Racecourse The highly agile Getty shooter Alan Crowhurst has done us a great favor by bringing concrete cloakroom evidence of the many social and administrative challenges that the (famous) Royal Ascot costume edicts require in order to be properly met.
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Some of us virtuously recycle items that will be transported across the world to smother island nations in single-use plastic bags and water bottles, milk jugs, yogurt tubs, pet food and potato chip bags, Styrofoam meat trays, Coke bottles, Amazon mailing envelopes, and fast-food wrappers.
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The glorious sweep of progress toward Roman civilization and prosperity means the end of an idyllic, virtuously rustic Golden Age.
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With raping, raving misogynists in the highest offices and loudest cultural bandwidths of the world, women of all classes have cause to be righteously filled with rage, betrayal, and disappointment.
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The darkly comic crime drama pits Frances McDormand's righteously furious mom against a police force that hasn't caught her daughter's killer.
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“Morally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morally. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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