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as in corruption
immoral conduct or practices harmful or offensive to society
that section of the city is legendary for crime and vice
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2
as in weakness
a defect in character
curiosity in children is not a vice, but something to be encouraged
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as in prostitution
the practice of engaging in sexual activities for money
a seedy section of the city where vice is rampant and very much out in the open
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vice
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The council made similar appointments when Patrick Cannon stepped down in 2014 after he was indicted on public corruption charges and in 2013 when Anthony Foxx left the city to become the federal secretary of transportation.—
Mary Ramsey
Updated June 22,
Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2026 -
When self-interest matures into corruption, the machine begins to strain.—
Ann Manov,
Harpers Magazine,
23 June 2026
Noun
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The weakness that began in technology stocks spread through Asia and Europe on Tuesday, while precious metals also came under pressure as investors reassessed the path of interest rates.—
Justina Lee,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
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When the complex was being constructed, there were deviations from the building’s original design, contributing to structural weaknesses, the report said.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
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According to the Denver Police Department, there were two arrests for prostitution as a result of the investigation into the bar, in addition to a merchant guard license violation for failure to comply.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Though Cassie quickly settled the lawsuit, many more people came forward with allegations against Diddy, including in the federal trial—in which both Cassie and Richard testified—that resulted in his sentencing to more than four years in prison on prostitution charges last October.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026
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The movie’s gravest sin, though, might be its very existence.—
Jacob Stern,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
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Do not allow the sins of the past to overwhelm, to drown the present.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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The company, which had an opportunity to include its responses in the exam report, denied fault in some cases and admitted fault in others.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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The researchers fed this millennium-long data into a computer model to determine how much stress has built up along the faults in that temporal window.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
18 June 2026
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The island village is beset by sea hags, serial killers, creepy clowns and other evils that interfere with Tom’s dream of turning Widow’s Bay into a Martha’s Vineyard-like tourist destination.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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And evil and injustice ultimately never prevails over the grace of God for those who adhere to the Golden Rule.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
17 June 2026
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Transformers’ great shortcoming, however, is their staggering computational cost.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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Harvard economist David Deming says any test is bound to reflect the shortcomings and disparities embedded in the American education system.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
22 June 2026
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Independents said the worst thing about Republicans was their loyalty to Trump (10%), perceptions of corruption and self-enrichment (8%), dishonesty, hypocrisy or immorality (7%), a lack of concern for ordinary people or cruelty (6%), and ineffective and weak or unqualified leadership (5%).—
Emily Guskin,
ABC News,
27 May 2026
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Following this tendency might finally cure us not only of indigestion but also the ancient immorality of eating other organisms.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Vice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vice. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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