ethically

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Recent Examples of ethically Other films do that work but don’t get picked up by the media in the same way, or function as successfully as ethically charged soundbites around the right to die. Vanessa Rampton, STAT, 5 Aug. 2026 Prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket have long garnered a reputation for allowing users to make all kinds of ethically dubious bets, from the outcomes of deadly conflicts to raging wildfires. Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 5 Aug. 2026 Nobody has verified whether the outputs are accurate, ethically sound or aligned to what users actually need. Andrew Sales, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 McIlrath said prosecutors and other investigating agencies are ethically prohibited from sharing information or making statements that could harm the fairness of legal process by influencing witnesses or prejudicing the grand jury. N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 31 July 2026 Trump’s selling Wall Street early access to his Truth Social posts is ethically repugnant, but may be legal, columnist Michael Hiltzik writes. Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026 Training typically proceeds step by step, beginning with living ethically, then learning to focus the mind and finally gaining deeper understanding. Ronald S. Green, The Conversation, 16 July 2026 Does the gods’ intervention mean that Odysseus is ethically justified for killing the suitors? Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026 His expeditions into the Amazon eventually led him to build a beauty brand around ethically sourced rainforest ingredients and partnerships with Indigenous communities. Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethically
Adverb
  • Nonetheless, memes like those received serious reactions from social commentators and political pundits who interpreted them as evidence that America’s young adults are nihilistic and morally indifferent.
    Evan Clarkson, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Unlike shoplifting, which is clearly transactional and morally coded, hotel theft exists in a fuzzier psychological space.
    Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Linen and cotton, cooling garments, were too plebeian; the people posed nobly for street-style social-media accounts in leather jackets and low-slung jorts.
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
  • 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
Adverb
  • The Community Services District is legally required to follow the rules established for each of its 24 LLADs.
    Haley Parsley August 9, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Officials said the gun, described as small and compact, was legally registered to the boy’s grandfather.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

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“Ethically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethically. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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