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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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Yet our education system, obsessed with correctness, often trains this instinct out of kids.—
Vivienne Ming,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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We all get hung up in political correctness.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This week, the 11-member Historic and Design Review Commission unanimously voted to issue a certificate of appropriateness for the second phase, an important requirement the city had to secure before applying for other permits and awarding a construction contract.—
Megan Rodriguez,
San Antonio Express-News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The update comes as rodeo outfits have drawn attention online, including viral social media videos debating the appropriateness of attire worn by some attendees.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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If the Sun is high in the lunar sky during the flyby, there will be few shadows, and the crew will be looking for subtle variations in surface color and rightness.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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This sense of rightness — imperfect, but clarifying — is what gout offers as diagnosis.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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By all accounts, being a milquetoast is a sort of vice—cowardice masquerading as prudence.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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China by contrast is beginning to look like a model of prudence and responsibility.—
Anatol Lieven,
Twin Cities,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Hyrox is a fitness craze taking over gyms not only in the United States, but overseas.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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The House wanted to steer $1 million to a company linked to a Broward entrepreneur, Freddie Figgers, to sell specially outfitted health and fitness tablets, as Politico Florida reported.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The world of mind readers would be, of course, a world without hypocrisy but also one without discretion.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Typically zoning boards have wide discretion, but in the interest of beefing up Connecticut’s affordable housing inventory the 8-30g law requires communities to prove a significant threat to public health or safety.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026
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In his homily Saturday, delivered in French, Leo said the respect for human dignity was a cornerstone of every society.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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What needs no modification, however, is the battered dignity of Sam’s presence.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Correctitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correctitude. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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