ethic

noun

Definition of ethicnext
as in standards

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Recent Examples of ethic The administration formally accepted a luxury Boeing 747 jet from Qatar last year to be used as the presidential airplane, despite questions about the ethics and legality of accepting such an expensive gift from a foreign government. — Arkansas Online, 20 June 2026 In 2024 this broad ethic of democracy came into conflict with a more prosaic politic. — Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026 The Cudi tour moment felt like a dam breaking, underscoring a years-long public descent into the darker corners of conspiracy theorizing, through which her positioning relative to a revolutionary ethic has dramatically changed. — Sheldon Pearce, NPR, 9 May 2026 Paul, in other words, hands down both the ethic of love and the habit of boundary-drawing, and leaves it to us to harmonize them. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ethic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethic
  1. standards
  2. values
  3. tradition
  4. mode
  5. norm
  6. heritage
Noun
  • Another question is whether this sentencing met the standards of credible transitional justice.
    — Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Standard rooms already feel generous by Vegas standards, and suites step up to apartment-like layouts, with separate living areas that make longer stays or work trips more comfortable.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of standards
Noun
  • The son of a nurse and school caretaker, the values instilled in him by his parents and older brother were crucial to building a strong work ethic.
    — Gregg Evans, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Employees, partners and clients see the values behind the business, not just the business itself.
    — Sergey Stopnevich, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of values
Noun
  • The latter was made by Collectiva Concepción, a Mexico City brand that seeks to support artisans in rural communities and preserve many of Mexico’s textile traditions.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
  • There has been no press conference or presentation event to unveil the Portuguese manager — a Real Madrid tradition that dates back more than 50 years.
    — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of tradition
Noun
  • Luk points to films of the 1970s, admiring their willingness to move between modes contemporary cinema can sometimes keep separate.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The changes are designed to produce faster and sharper gear changes across all drive modes.
    — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of mode
Noun
  • The result is a nearly 7% yield that’s more than twice its historical norms and virtually unheard of in the sector.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Murphy explained that democracies die when those in power smash our democratic norms.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of norm
Noun
  • However, the heritage denim brand is not losing sight of its cowboy identity.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The vehicle marks a break from Ferrari’s heritage of combustion-engine sports cars.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of heritage

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