as in correctness
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Recent Examples of correctitude
Neither the retro raunch that emits from Stephanie’s mouth nor the satire of present-tense political correctitude is funnier than it is labored by any wide margin.
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 13 May 2022
Having the courage to call out white supremacists and neo-Nazis parading around with torches is derided as nothing more than political correctitude mashed up with fake news.
—Kevin Riordan, Philly.com, 27 Sep. 2017
Dennis Harvey, Variety, 13 May 2022
Having the courage to call out white supremacists and neo-Nazis parading around with torches is derided as nothing more than political correctitude mashed up with fake news.
—Kevin Riordan, Philly.com, 27 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correctitude
Noun
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He’s now deemed heroic in adhering to the Seven Virtues -- faith, hope, charity, prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance.—
Brian T. Allen,
National Review,
24 Apr. 2025
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There is a fine line between prudence and penny-pinching.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Army is changing the fitness test for all soldiers.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Piccirillo jumped to fame in May 2024 when he wed Jesica Cirio, a superstar model and fitness entrepreneur who at the time had recently ended her relationship with Martín Insaurralde, the former mayor of Lomas de Zamora, a Peronist bastion in the metropolitan region of Buenos Aires.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Missouri law leaves the decision on whether to release information after the fatality or near fatality of a child from abuse or neglect to the sole discretion of the DSS director after reviewing whether the information could harm siblings.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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Vox Media had full discretion over the content of this reporting.—
Rachel Cohen,
Vox,
17 Apr. 2025
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His tailoring speaks to a form of dignity rooted not only in fit and cut but in care.—
Shelton Boyd-Griffith,
Vogue,
25 Apr. 2025
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And Francis, the first Jesuit pope, spoke often about art, music, literature and cinema — both as instruments of evangelization and guardians of human dignity.—
Jason Farago,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Correctitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correctitude. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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