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Recent Examples of ethically
What would be new, albeit highly ethically complicated, is a fleet of bots that are operating centrally on behalf of the large platforms, in police, referee, or service roles.
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John Wihbey, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
Perhaps his conclusion that nothing beyond humans could possibly be conscious is ethically questionable.
—Webb Wright, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
Many walk the line of companionship and therapy, blurring intimacy boundaries therapists ethically would not.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
The latter — ethically sourced from the founder’s family farm in the Pantanal, Brazil — is plied into sculptural accessories by master artisans in Santa Croce, Italy.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
All the diamonds were ethically sourced, meaning they were mined in a way that didn’t exploit workers or the environment.
—Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Can Black consumers ethically engage with AI beauty tools when they are designed without us in mind and rely on the extraction of resources from African land?
—Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
So that sparked in me this idea that this would be such a sticking point ethically, of people who would see a corpse as a resource.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Somona Wool Company has committed to sourcing wool ethically.
—Omaid Homayun, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
John Wihbey, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
Perhaps his conclusion that nothing beyond humans could possibly be conscious is ethically questionable.
—Webb Wright, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2025
Many walk the line of companionship and therapy, blurring intimacy boundaries therapists ethically would not.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
The latter — ethically sourced from the founder’s family farm in the Pantanal, Brazil — is plied into sculptural accessories by master artisans in Santa Croce, Italy.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
All the diamonds were ethically sourced, meaning they were mined in a way that didn’t exploit workers or the environment.
—Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Can Black consumers ethically engage with AI beauty tools when they are designed without us in mind and rely on the extraction of resources from African land?
—Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
So that sparked in me this idea that this would be such a sticking point ethically, of people who would see a corpse as a resource.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Somona Wool Company has committed to sourcing wool ethically.
—Omaid Homayun, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethically
Adverb
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Since Xi Jinping assumed power in 2012, Chinese stories have increasingly included nods to Chinese nationalist (not just communist) soldiers fighting bravely, thus placing a strong, victorious, and morally righteous China at the forefront of the postwar global order.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Oct. 2025
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At its peak, Battlefield 6’s story mode operates on the same wavelength as late-2000s military shooters, where morally gray acts of war are a dime a dozen, punctuated by the shock value of domestic threats played out with an immersive POV.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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While many elements of the story are autobiographical, there are significant differences, the most important being that his protagonist, Seita, was an idealized character who acted far more nobly and cared much better for his little sister than Nosaka himself had been capable of.—
Ginny Tapley Takemori
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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Where else must a soprano nobly compete with police sirens zooming down Lake Shore Drive?—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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For starters, while the complaint repeatedly refers to most states allowing high school athletes to sign NIL deals, that line of attack could be dismissed as legally irrelevant.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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The movement's website explicitly discourages participants from bringing weapons of any kind, including those legally permitted.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Ethically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethically. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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