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Recent Examples of ethically
In a recent Instagram post, the 61-year-old actress shared a photo from her new campaign with Doors of Perception, a consciousness-raising clothing brand selling ethically sourced and sustainable items.
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Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
Priced from $150 for a bikini to around $400 for a coverup, everything is ethically produced locally in Northern Italy with an emphasis on regenerated nylon fabrics and using as little plastic as possible.
—Diana Tsui, Footwear News, 17 June 2026
Value creation wins, ethically and economically.
—Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
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.
—Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 12 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
Not only on legal grounds, but ethically and morally.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 10 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
Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
Priced from $150 for a bikini to around $400 for a coverup, everything is ethically produced locally in Northern Italy with an emphasis on regenerated nylon fabrics and using as little plastic as possible.
—Diana Tsui, Footwear News, 17 June 2026
Value creation wins, ethically and economically.
—Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
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.
—Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 12 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
Not only on legal grounds, but ethically and morally.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 10 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethically
Adverb
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This point can sound almost heretical in modern healthcare discourse, where prevention is frequently framed as both morally superior and financially inevitable.—
Jeffrey Wessler,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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The least morally ambiguous of Snow’s latest characters is Mandy Matney, the investigative journalist whose podcast served as the source material for Murdaugh.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
17 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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Rollins credited the administration's crackdown on fraud and recipients who aren't legally authorized to be in the country, as well as the new rules.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Today, only the Pamunkey and citizens of other tribes in Virginia can legally fish for shad in this region.—
Torben Rick,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
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“Ethically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethically. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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