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Recent Examples of iniquity In our new special issue, a Wall Street legend gets a radical makeover, a tale of crypto iniquity, misbehaving poultry royalty, and more. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2024 Journey guitarist Neal Schon dishes on his backstage ritual While rock band green rooms have been known to be dens of iniquity, that's not the case for Schon, who prefers to prepare for an upcoming gig by sitting with his guitar. Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 3 July 2024 For long periods of time, the iniquities of the Middle East can appear frozen, and, therefore, manageable. Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024 Colonialism, once equated by the West with civilizing progress, became synonymous with iniquity. Roger Cohen, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2023 See All Example Sentences for iniquity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for iniquity
Noun
  • The Boston City Council will take up a resolution this week that calls for disgraced Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson’s removal from the body in the wake of her guilty plea to two federal corruption charges tied to a City Hall kickback scheme.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
  • However, rumors swirled about his luxury lifestyle and possible corruption and eventually led to federal charges in 2007.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • Nature, light, darkness, mundane rituals, violence, ambiguity, and evil, in such forms as death, tribalism, and xenophobia.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
  • Two Prosecutors follows in that tradition, being a very slow and very talky chamber piece that could be the most terrifying comedy that Aki Kaurismäki never made, or a Chaplin-esque horror film about the evils of bureaucracy in a world ruled by morons.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • Harrison’s sin is not trading Doncic, but demanding so little in return from the Lakers.
    Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2025
  • If Sam is wrong, his journalistic sin is unpardonable.
    Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • The film cares more for Romy’s enveloping sense of self than the depths of her immorality.
    Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
  • During the mid-credits scene, there are several reflections on Sammie’s life as a young man, plus a tempting offer from the vampires to give the elderly bluesman immorality.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025

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“Iniquity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iniquity. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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