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
  • Content creator online reviews of hotels, resorts, cruises, restaurants, and airline flights, often with impressive production values, can generate hundreds of thousands, and even millions, of views.
    — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Venus, planet of money and values, in your 2nd House of Resources opposes nebulous Neptune in your 8th House of Intimacy, so costs need clear language.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of values
Noun
  • The backstory L’Auberge Carmel, a Relais & Châteaux property, was built in 1929 as a commission for Allen Knight, an adventurer and author, as a way to bring together the artistic spirit of Carmel-by-the-Sea and European traditions.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The genre benefits immensely not just from a vibrant game development culture but also from an even older tradition of complex martial arts and impeccable animation.
    — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 11 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
  • Kurniawan said Indonesia has extraordinary stories, legends and cultural heritage passed down through generations.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The firm partners with leading enterprises to activate their history — through brand heritage, storytelling, and institutional knowledge — as a driver of performance, resilience, and long-term value.
    — Jason Dressel, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of heritage

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