principled
adjective
prin·ci·pled
ˈprin(t)-s(ə-)pəld 
-sə-bəld
: exhibiting, based on, or characterized by principle
—often used in combination
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She took a principled stand on funding public education.
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Matt Emma, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Stay principled about code quality, but remain open to opportunities where AI can challenge your existing structures.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
In 2017, Huffman gave a nuanced, principled explanation of his self-description as a humanist, or non-theist.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
These findings give the Petz map a clear and principled role as the quantum counterpart to Bayes’ rule.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Principled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/principled. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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principled
adjective
prin·ci·pled
ˈprin(t)-s(ə-)pəld
-sə-bəld
: based on or marked by principle
high-principled
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