ethically

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Recent Examples of ethically 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 Research consistently shows that around three in five UK consumers are prepared to pay more for premium and ethically sourced fashion, placing craftsmanship, authenticity and transparency ahead of fast-fashion volume. Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 17 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 Societies normalize uncompensated labor most effectively when the professionals involved feel ethically unable to refuse. Sriman Swarup, STAT, 13 July 2026 Each was also made copyrightable, ethically, and collaboratively between Erwin and his team. Brian Welk, IndieWire, 7 July 2026 Indeed, humanity will likely merge with robots in meaningful and ethically confounding ways, according to Brin. Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethically
Adverb
  • History is filled with systems that were durable, highly organized, and morally indefensible.
    Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Many leaders in the late 18th century already considered privateering a morally ambiguous practice, according to Michael Crawford, a former senior historian at the Naval History and Heritage Command.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 22 July 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
  • Federal public health authorities cannot legally mandate that private health data be reported.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
  • Money has started to enter into the equation with high school athletes, players cannot only legally accept NIL deals at the prep level, but there is also money being tossed around illegally, as athletes are enticed to transfer to certain schools.
    Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026

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“Ethically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethically. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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