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as in corruption
immoral conduct or practices harmful or offensive to society
religious denominations that regard drinking, smoking, and even dancing as examples of immorality
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as in evil
that which is morally unacceptable
a sermon about modern society's casual acceptance of or indifference to immorality
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Recent Examples of immorality
In a Code world, no film should risk lowering an audience’s moral standards nor should evil or immorality be presented except as a cautionary tale.
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Betsy Golden Kellem, JSTOR Daily, 25 June 2025
However, all Della can see is immorality between any two female brides, hurriedly making an excuse of being slammed by orders in six months.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
Yair Golan, a former Israeli deputy commander and chairman of the Democrats party in the Knesset, offered on Monday perhaps the strongest political rebuke of Netanyahu’s government yet, accusing the prime minister of leading the nation down a path of immorality and destruction.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 22 May 2025
The empire is a symbol in the Bible of sinfulness and immorality.
—Heather Hollingsworth, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2025
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Betsy Golden Kellem, JSTOR Daily, 25 June 2025
However, all Della can see is immorality between any two female brides, hurriedly making an excuse of being slammed by orders in six months.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
Yair Golan, a former Israeli deputy commander and chairman of the Democrats party in the Knesset, offered on Monday perhaps the strongest political rebuke of Netanyahu’s government yet, accusing the prime minister of leading the nation down a path of immorality and destruction.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 22 May 2025
The empire is a symbol in the Bible of sinfulness and immorality.
—Heather Hollingsworth, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immorality
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Temirov was unlawfully deported to Moscow in 2022 in retaliation for his investigative reporting on high-level corruption in the Kyrgyz government, according to Sorensen.—
Ray Long,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Many Iranians wonder why their government spends so much money and effort on picking fights with Israel, the United States, and their allies, rather than on fixing its own corruption.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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Political evil is not shown, it is endured.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
27 Aug. 2025
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His simple tale of good versus evil set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away proved to be hugely appealing to audiences desperate for some form of escape from the grim world outside.—
Nick Foster
August 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Aug. 2025
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But when Wonderboy has a life-altering encounter that exposes the cracks in their righteous facade, the women who love them reveal a deeper truth about the grip of patriarchy, silence, and generational sin.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
30 Aug. 2025
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Or will their collective sins destroy #Momtok for good?—
Peter White,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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While working together on The Unit, David Mamet once told you that good drama isn’t a choice between good and bad; good drama is the choice between two bads.—
Max Gao,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Jan. 2025
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Reports out of fall camp haven’t been super favorable to their offense, and while the defense will, again, be top-notch, a team with this bad of an offense cannot be trusted.—
Austin Mock,
The Athletic,
19 Aug. 2024
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The duo went on to work together in Highway to Heaven where Landon starred as a literal avenging angel, righting wrongs and looking out for people who couldn’t look out for themselves.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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With a benevolent billionaire in the governor’s office, a Democratic supermajority in the statehouse and a willing partner in City Hall, there has never been a better opportunity to right the past wrongs of racial discrimination.—
Jackson Potter,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Immorality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immorality. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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