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Recent Examples of ethically
In the new film, a shadowy government organization, not a handful of ethically minded scientists, tries to hide the existence and terrestrial visitations of aliens.
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Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 12 June 2026
Communicate Feedback Fairly This directive is emotionally and ethically adjacent to the previous one but merits its own category.
—Bruce Weinstein, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
All products made by MERSEA are made ethically, and their scent lines are cruelty-free and made without the use of sulfates, parabens and phthalates.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
Who ethically can even speak on that?
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026
For much of its first decade, OPRR was dedicated primarily to educating the nation’s researchers about how to ethically study people.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 5 June 2026
Not all true crime is created equally or ethically, but HBO Max's catalogue offers documentaries that center the victim and their families (The Sentence, 2020) and bring education and awareness to systemic issues like injustices within Alabama's prison system (The Alabama Solution, 2025).
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
Texas Republicans have nominated a Senate candidate with so many scandals to his name that an incumbent GOP Senator last month said that calling him ethically challenged was like saying serial killer cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer had an eating disorder.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 2 June 2026
This led to the 1947 framework outlining ethically acceptable human research called the Nuremberg Code, written by a panel of American judges.
—Jennifer McCurdy, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 12 June 2026
Communicate Feedback Fairly This directive is emotionally and ethically adjacent to the previous one but merits its own category.
—Bruce Weinstein, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
All products made by MERSEA are made ethically, and their scent lines are cruelty-free and made without the use of sulfates, parabens and phthalates.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
Who ethically can even speak on that?
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026
For much of its first decade, OPRR was dedicated primarily to educating the nation’s researchers about how to ethically study people.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 5 June 2026
Not all true crime is created equally or ethically, but HBO Max's catalogue offers documentaries that center the victim and their families (The Sentence, 2020) and bring education and awareness to systemic issues like injustices within Alabama's prison system (The Alabama Solution, 2025).
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
Texas Republicans have nominated a Senate candidate with so many scandals to his name that an incumbent GOP Senator last month said that calling him ethically challenged was like saying serial killer cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer had an eating disorder.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 2 June 2026
This led to the 1947 framework outlining ethically acceptable human research called the Nuremberg Code, written by a panel of American judges.
—Jennifer McCurdy, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethically
Adverb
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The alien is first believed to be a villain, but his motivations are slowly revealed to be morally gray.—
Brianne Kane,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
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Laurie will play Control, the fiendish and commanding head of The Circus, Smiley’s morally fickle superior, known only by his code name.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2026
Adverb
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Though not a direct spin-off, The Pitt inherited ER’s gritty realism, inclusion of real-world social issues, and portrayal of frontline health care workers as heroic, if flawed, people who nobly fight to save their patients amid chaotic circumstances.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 Apr. 2026
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Will studios abandon new work for memeslop or nobly resist a descent into IP-management nothingness?—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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But Campbell has a point; legally, those trying to ban the Red Raiders from the playoff, or refusing, en masse, to schedule them, could be subject to accusations of collusion.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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The longstanding slaughterhouse in Yulin, Guangxi province, China, has been shuttered permanently after its owner agreed to a legally binding deal with Vshine Animal Protection Association, with financial support from longtime partner Human World for Animals, the organizations announced on June 8.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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“Ethically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethically. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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