conscience

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Recent Examples of conscience Every American should have a bad conscience about Afghanistan, but my obsession with getting them to a safe place doesn’t feel like atonement. George Packer, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for conscience
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conscience
Noun
  • Moreover, Trump's attempts to take credit for lower prices earlier in his term may link him to prices in voters' minds.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Nguyen was also the mind behind the mural’s postcard style, and its setting against the Santa Ana Mountains and a California sunset.
    Victoria Le, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • One of those humanists says Holland’s belief that Western morality is based on Christianity is not only wrong but also dangerous.
    John Blake, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
  • De La Rosa argues that removing morality and judgment from money decisions allows people to make clearer, healthier choices.
    Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Review subscriptions and tidy receipts, then update prices or boundaries, because clear values help your compassionate nature avoid overgiving.
    Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The handle calculates the fat and muscle (mass and percentage) in each arm, leg, and your torso, and compares the values to a healthy average based on your body type.
    Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 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
  • The two-lane bridge is too narrow by modern standards, with just 1 foot of shoulder on each side.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
  • But they are certified by California’s law enforcement standards agency.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But her heart drifted toward other activities — usually whatever her brother Treston Brazile was doing, like baseball, soccer, and basketball.
    Charles Baggarly April 7, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The camera briefly returned to the actual game — the Giants’ Landen Roupp threw a pitch to Jorge Polanco, who fouled the ball off his foot — but the booth’s hearts were clearly in the stands.
    Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Wonderlab’s focus will be creating wildly fun, commercial, character-driven, genre-bending films.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The show jumps forward five years for its latest iteration, with the characters confronting adult (in every sense of the word) issues in their lives.
    Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2026

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“Conscience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscience. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.

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