as in evils
that which is morally unacceptable
a nation still struggling with the aftereffects of the iniquity of slavery
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Noun
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Voters in primary elections may nominate extremists to run in the general election, leaving independents no choice but to vote for the lesser of two evils or to abstain from voting for either.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026 -
Nick, first buy a dictionary and then take a few courses in logic and the evils of bigotry.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Righting a couple of wrongs that everybody was talking about.—
D. Orlando Ledbetter,
AJC.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Was this award created, to some degree, to right Emmy wrongs?—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Which draws the attention of another ghost, a French man with a stack of papers documenting the man’s sins.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Whatever your preconceived notions about Feldman are, Hume’s film will expand and challenge them; the movie’s greatness lies in its ability to capture all of Feldman’s contradictions and self-destructiveness, empathizing with him without soft-pedaling his sins.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2026
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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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“Iniquities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iniquities. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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