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as in ethical
conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue
the kind of moral behavior that is expected of everyone in the parish's youth organization
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as in honorable
guided by or in accordance with one's sense of right and wrong
a moral decision to refrain from sexual relations until after marriage
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as in principle
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Recent Examples of moral
Monique Wilson, Glamour, 12 June 2025
Image Piffle is better light than heavy, and preferably without a moral.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Jennifer Maas, Variety, 29 June 2025
What’s the most moral course of action: administering justice or granting forgiveness?
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2025
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Adjective
On Love Is Blind’s season seven, for example, there were more political conversations than previous seasons, which shed light on contestants’ compatibility and morals more than ever before.
—Monique Wilson, Glamour, 12 June 2025
Image Piffle is better light than heavy, and preferably without a moral.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
The prop is a key figure through the series finale, and is at the center of the final moral battle between Gi-hun/Player 456 (Lee Jung-jae) and The Front Man/In-ho (Lee Byung-hun).
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 29 June 2025
What’s the most moral course of action: administering justice or granting forgiveness?
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moral
Adjective
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Such governance will likely include public data trusts, ethical review boards, and inclusive policy-making processes—all of which emphasize collective rather than individualistic solutions.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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Invest in educator training that moves beyond basic tool familiarity to pedagogical integration and ethical considerations.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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But the film’s pulse-pounding excitement is merely a feint to suggest how the rush for vengeance — no matter how justified — only brings about more killing, dragging down honorable intentions and leaving blood on everyone’s hands.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
20 June 2025
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Milk was forced to resign from the Navy and receive an other than honorable discharge.—
Al Weaver,
The Hill,
5 June 2025
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The conservative Supreme Court on Friday delayed ruling on President Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship, the bedrock principle that anyone born in the U.S. is automatically a citizen.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2025
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At a time when establishing clarity of first principles has never been more urgent, UF’s law school practically dared anyone to criticize the award for whitewashing the Constitution.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Jamie Lee Curtis got honest about her cosmetic procedures in the hopes of dissuading women from making the same mistake.—
Maria Yagoda,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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Maybe the most important feature of actual freedom is the ability to make honest and fair criticism of your country, something which feels more and more taboo.—
Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
4 July 2025
Adjective
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As any stunt coordinator or conscientious director will tell you, the trick is to make the stunt look dangerous but not be dangerous.—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
14 June 2025
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Most arbitrators are highly conscientious professionals who take their job very seriously.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
Noun
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Dosunmu would have to return a decent value, but could make sense as a piece in a package to move Vučević or to secure Kuminga.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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But other professors have renewed their emphasis on getting students to see the value of process.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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What’s the difference between something being emotionally true and factually true, and what should be valued more?—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
1 July 2025
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Be open to what needs to be dismantled in order to build something stronger and more aligned with your true path in the future.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 July 2025
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During May 15 oral arguments, none of the justices voiced support for the Trump administration’s theory that the president’s order is consistent with the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause and past Supreme Court decisions about that provision.—
Sara Chernikoff,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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Under unitary executive theory, there are few exceptions to the president’s authority.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
28 June 2025
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“Moral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moral. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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