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Recent Examples of incorruptibility
Building a reputation for trustworthiness and fairness through transparent actions and accountability also helps reinforce one’s incorruptibility.
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Nancy Pulciano, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2026
While critics say these changes are merely cosmetic, many ordinary Bangladeshis have been sold on the veneer of incorruptibility that comes from a theological under-pinning.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
Nancy Pulciano, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2026
While critics say these changes are merely cosmetic, many ordinary Bangladeshis have been sold on the veneer of incorruptibility that comes from a theological under-pinning.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incorruptibility
Noun
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His bad-boy swagger externally obfuscates his heart of gold, but his goodness and morality are apparent.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Even more goodness to check out!—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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All three companies tapped into a zeitgeist, but appear to have forgotten that products have to offer consumers more than a feeling of virtuousness to build an enduring business.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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Virtue ethics, attributed to Aristotle, focuses on which character traits make one a good person, such as emulating virtuousness embodied by role models.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Our goal is to maintain the integrity of this iconic brand and create a great television event so viewers watching decide to come to New York and see these shows.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
7 June 2026
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Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2026
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The genus name nods to Sir Galahad, the Arthurian knight known for his moral uprightness, reflecting the animal’s upright stance.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2026
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The genus name references Sir Galahad, the Arthurian knight known for his moral uprightness, reflecting the animal’s upright stance — a posture that set it apart from its modern, sprawling relatives.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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In the Rio Grande Valley, Hinojosa said she was raised with a love of country that was based not just on greatness but on goodness and righteousness.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
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This is because, as the authors of the study note, people holding grudges tend to feel a sense of righteousness surrounding their hurt, as well as with their experience of the resultant grudge itself.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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There should be no place in our politics for incompetent, opportunistic operatives who violate privacy, betray trust, and prioritize vengeance over decency.—
Jared Kofsky,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
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And everybody on this Earth deserves human decency.—
Nick Caloway,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
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The organization has guided enough candidates through multiple cycles to approach these situations with both honesty and genuine optimism, identifying specifically what needs to change and executing adjustments with the same rigor applied to initial preparation.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Thomas Tuchel’s explanation for not taking Cole Palmer to the World Cup was brutal in its honesty.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Reformation conducted a direct aesthetic and technical comparison between Project Latvus fabric and that made with wood pulp, concluding the wheat straw fabric was comparable in purity and presented no major quality concerns.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
1 June 2026
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His victim, in her unassailable purity, resists him, thereby proving that the arrivistes populating the ranks of England’s most upwardly mobile class had a moral edge over the nobility.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Incorruptibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incorruptibility. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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