conscience

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Recent Examples of conscience Evil Kirk is a frightening, primal menace, skulking around the corridors like a feral beast, chugging brandy and assaulting Yeoman Rand with no conscience. Jeff Spry, Space.com, 22 Mar. 2026 All of the group’s hotels appeal to wellbeing-loving hedonists with a conscience—regular guests are predominantly female (around 60%). Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2026 The tagline for this series is that Angelo is losing his mind but slowly gaining a conscience. Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026 Your journalistic conscience will be full. Bob Herman, STAT, 16 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for conscience
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conscience
Noun
  • Tax season, savings strategies, and investment planning are all pulling at your attention, and your analytical mind is more than capable of working through the complexity.
    Kirah Tabourn, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Trust in the power of the mind.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Policies were justified not with reference to morality or metaphysics but with citations of white papers.
    Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • In the winter of 2022, crowds around the globe protested after the death of a young woman, Mahsa Amini, taken into custody by Iran's morality police for how she was dressed.
    Laurie Perez, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The city still struggles with the fallout from the pandemic, when Downtown was hollowed out, property values and tax revenues fell and have never recovered.
    Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Plummer is concerned the operations will disturb his horses, while his real estate agent has warned him to be prepared for a seven-figure loss in property values.
    Bracey Harris, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • But the squirrelly, middle-aged guy at the weird surplus store in northern Florida had no such scruples.
    Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Sometimes, a billionaire has very questionable scruples as to the best ways to go about things.
    Jevon Phillips, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Consumer advocates said the findings support SB 1076, a bill that would require insurers to offer coverage to homeowners who meet state fire safety standards.
    City News Service, Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • In response, rental companies are implementing stricter cleaning standards, higher security deposits, and more surveillance.
    Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Choose a task and finish it with heart!
    Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The post also included a red heart.
    Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Kevin MacEgan said his father’s honor, wisdom, kindness and character will serve as his lasting legacy.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The deal gave Disney a large equity stake and called for the creation of an entirely new digital universe built around Disney characters and stories, where users could engage in immersive entertainment and shopping.
    Tristan Bove, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026

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“Conscience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscience. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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