the high road
noun
1
chiefly US
: a morally proper way of doing something
Several local news programs reported the rumor, but the city newspaper took the high road and waited to see if anyone could confirm the story.
2
: an easy way to do something
The book claims to teach the high road to financial success.
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Continue to take the high road to protect yourself and your direct reports from being manipulated into following their negative behaviors.
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Joyce E. A. Russell, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Will Porsha take the high road to find peace through the turmoil?
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
This may feel like taking the high road to a fault, but there is no lower road.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
Andrews took the high road despite facing ridicule and even death threats after a 27-25 loss to the Buffalo Bills.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 23 Jan. 2025
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Joyce E. A. Russell, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Will Porsha take the high road to find peace through the turmoil?
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
This may feel like taking the high road to a fault, but there is no lower road.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
Andrews took the high road despite facing ridicule and even death threats after a 27-25 loss to the Buffalo Bills.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 23 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the high road
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“The high road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20high%20road. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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