as in principles
the code of good conduct for an individual or group
rigorous self-discipline was central to the ethos of the ancient Spartans
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Recent Examples of ethos
Inside, walls are adorned with inlaid brass and white onyx mosaic, framing a three-dimensional image of Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man, which is present in many RH Galleries and represents the RH design ethos.
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
The hope is that same ethos remains true under Sam Pressman’s leadership of Pressman Film, where the younger Pressman, current CEO of Pressman Film, is now charting a course for his father’s company to keep telling stories for the next 50 years.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
The incident highlights the challenges of policing and ensuring safety in a temporary city of more than 70,000 people built in the isolation of Nevada's Black Rock Desert, raising questions about how the festival can balance its ethos of self-reliance with the realities of crime and public safety.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Behind the industry’s development sits a change in ethos, both in the vineyard and in attitudes toward the market.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
The hope is that same ethos remains true under Sam Pressman’s leadership of Pressman Film, where the younger Pressman, current CEO of Pressman Film, is now charting a course for his father’s company to keep telling stories for the next 50 years.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
The incident highlights the challenges of policing and ensuring safety in a temporary city of more than 70,000 people built in the isolation of Nevada's Black Rock Desert, raising questions about how the festival can balance its ethos of self-reliance with the realities of crime and public safety.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Behind the industry’s development sits a change in ethos, both in the vineyard and in attitudes toward the market.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethos
Noun
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There’s no shared leadership, no emergent norms, no psychological safety—but also no fear or status dynamics holding them back.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Teens are deeply immersed in the online world, and online spaces are quickly emerging as critical places where teens socialize and learn the rules and norms of their society.—
Alvin Thomas,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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The advent of short-form cricket has seen fielding standards rise rapidly in the past decade.—
James Wallace,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The standards for staffing levels are based on federal regulations from the Office of Personnel Management.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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This deep connection between trees and morality is further evidenced in a trope of Western literature in which humans are transformed into trees, sometimes as an embodiment of sin.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
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Rebecca Ferguson stars as Captain Olivia Walker, a senior White House official tasked with keeping the government functioning as panic sets in, while Idris Elba plays a top national security adviser who must balance strategy with morality.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Ethos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethos. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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