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as in etiquette
socially acceptable behavior
the standards of basic decency demanded that they help the old lady with her groceries
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as in morality
conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong
expected all of the scouts in his troop to be models of decency
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Recent Examples of decency
And no one has strayed more than Danielle: straying from the light, straying from human decency, and, if the literary and cultural touchstone Cop Without a Badge is to be believed, straying from the law.
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Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 11 June 2025
And regrettably, something that’s true in America right now is that the president of the United States has absolutely no regard, and in fact has contempt, for basic American principles and basic common decency.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2025
That will change if voters prioritize decency over other issues, at least for a while, until our public discourse is planted firmly in a more productive place.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 9 June 2025
Who truly believes in human dignity and decency these days?
—Susan Miller, USA Today, 6 June 2025
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Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 11 June 2025
And regrettably, something that’s true in America right now is that the president of the United States has absolutely no regard, and in fact has contempt, for basic American principles and basic common decency.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2025
That will change if voters prioritize decency over other issues, at least for a while, until our public discourse is planted firmly in a more productive place.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 9 June 2025
Who truly believes in human dignity and decency these days?
—Susan Miller, USA Today, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decency
Noun
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The dispute between the two golfers was captured on video and appeared to be a matter of golf etiquette.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
28 June 2025
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The latest rules of tipping etiquette include 18 to 20% for services that require a fair amount of effort — waiting tables, delivering food, styling hair, babysitting and driving a rideshare or taxi, for example.—
Katie Kelton,
Boston Herald,
22 June 2025
Noun
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For Iranians themselves, it’s been a deeply frustrating recurring cycle, most recently experienced in the protests in 2022 that followed the death of Mahsa Amini, a young woman who had been detained by the religious morality police.—
ERIC EDELMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
20 June 2025
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Mass protests also broke out in the autumn of 2022 after Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old, died while detained by the morality police for allegedly wearing her headscarf improperly.—
Ruth Marks Eglash,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2025
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That such rhetoric passed without objection is not merely a failure of decorum.—
Isabella Brannon,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2025
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Rodriguez was speaking in opposition to a new decorum policy that prohibited profanity.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 June 2025
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Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
Sean Clancy,
Arkansas Online,
26 June 2025
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Regulatory Compliance And Auditing: Audit models developed by agencies like the IRS or GSA OIG can be applied across procurement and financial oversight processes in other agencies, promoting integrity and cost savings.—
Sandeep Shilawat,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Questions of spectacle and propriety circled the Mütter even then, but Worden’s ample charisma, her confidence in the validity of her own fascination, seemed largely able to keep them at bay.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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But the courts have not yet had an opportunity to weigh in on the question raised by Bonta about the propriety of congress invoking the CRA to revoke such a waiver.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
Noun
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In the modern workforce, consensus is treated as a virtue.—
John Spencer-Taylor,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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As nature literature proliferated, the nature fakers debate—over anthropomorphism in fiction and nature writing—considered how the natural world should be portrayed in literature: should writers impose human qualities and virtues onto animals?—
Jessica George,
JSTOR Daily,
25 June 2025
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Each offering is a place to uplift truth, refuse silence and, through images and words, bear witness to our dignity and power.—
Essence,
Essence,
25 June 2025
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But in a way, that's nothing new; trans people have been fighting for their rights, dignity, and liberation for generations.—
Veralyn Williams,
NPR,
25 June 2025
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Known for her directness and honesty with players, the former Netherlands international makes decisions based on what is best for the team.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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True partners build trust through honesty and action.—
Suresh Rajapakse,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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“Decency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decency. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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