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as in corruption
immoral conduct or practices harmful or offensive to society
the use of illegal narcotics is not only a destroyer of personal health but also an iniquity that undermines our society
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as in evil
that which is morally unacceptable
a nation still struggling with the aftereffects of the iniquity of slavery
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Recent Examples of iniquity
The Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965 was supposed to end that iniquity.
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ABC News,
6 May 2026
For Christians, this ultimate sacrifice and defeat of death form the entire basis of the faith — a cleansing of iniquity and sin.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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ABC News,
6 May 2026
For Christians, this ultimate sacrifice and defeat of death form the entire basis of the faith — a cleansing of iniquity and sin.
—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for iniquity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for iniquity
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The council made similar appointments when Patrick Cannon stepped down in 2014 after he was indicted on public corruption charges and in 2013 when Anthony Foxx left the city to become the federal secretary of transportation.
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When self-interest matures into corruption, the machine begins to strain.
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Peter Gosselin Washington Moyn’s article and the accompanying cover photograph—showing old people as malevolent and evil—were not up to the usual standards of Harper’s Magazine.
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Using everything she’s learned from Jack Reacher and her time as a member of the 110 Special Investigators, Neagley puts herself on a dangerous path to uncover a menacing evil.
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The continuation of the Corleone Family saga expands until Michael (Al Pacino) commits the ultimate brotherly sin, but the story’s jump back in time — in which Robert De Niro plays a younger version of Marlon Brando’s Vito — features many of the most iconic sequences in 1970s cinema.
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The movie’s gravest sin, though, might be its very existence.
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In addition to public goods, AI will also create public bads.
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Naturally, the meeting is a flop because no one was prepared, and their spontaneous ideas are frankly fireable-offense bad (a baguette bag shaped like a baguette for Paris?
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Denver author Josiah Hesse was raised by Evangelical parents in churches that believe in the torments of hell, that their poverty is due to their sinfulness and lack of faith.
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This lawless crew shares dramaturgical DNA with the vice figures from medieval morality plays, personifications of sinfulness who would confide their schemes to the audience and make theatergoers their co-conspirators in a riveting game that obviously left its mark on a young Shakespeare.
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Independents said the worst thing about Republicans was their loyalty to Trump (10%), perceptions of corruption and self-enrichment (8%), dishonesty, hypocrisy or immorality (7%), a lack of concern for ordinary people or cruelty (6%), and ineffective and weak or unqualified leadership (5%).
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Following this tendency might finally cure us not only of indigestion but also the ancient immorality of eating other organisms.
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“Iniquity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iniquity. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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