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as in virtue
conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong
given his reputation for unswerving morality, scandal of any kind would wreck his political career
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as in principles
the code of good conduct for an individual or group
the morality that members of the Mafia are expected to adhere to—or suffer the consequences
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Recent Examples of morality
Now, that sounds like a great little morality table — tale at this point.
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Alex Crippen, CNBC, 25 Dec. 2025
Baudelaire and his publisher were prosecuted and fined for offending public morality, and several poems were outright banned, removed from later editions.
—Literary Hub, 22 Dec. 2025
The novel captures those stresses and how every decision seems to have outsized consequences, forcing people to choose between their sense of morality and quest for survival.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 22 Dec. 2025
The Girl Who Cried Pearls is a morality fable that poses the thought that, in the search for love and social standing, are even the purest of heart safe from corruption?
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for morality
Alex Crippen, CNBC, 25 Dec. 2025
Baudelaire and his publisher were prosecuted and fined for offending public morality, and several poems were outright banned, removed from later editions.
—Literary Hub, 22 Dec. 2025
The novel captures those stresses and how every decision seems to have outsized consequences, forcing people to choose between their sense of morality and quest for survival.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 22 Dec. 2025
The Girl Who Cried Pearls is a morality fable that poses the thought that, in the search for love and social standing, are even the purest of heart safe from corruption?
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for morality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for morality
Noun
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Carrying Mandarin-style wooden ducks (won-ang seteu) down the aisle symbolizes the groom's commitment to his partner and represents virtues like fidelity, harmony, and family in Korean culture.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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The virtue of me organizing words and putting them in order and being able to evoke different types of emotions in different types of personalities, that’s a great talent.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
8 Jan. 2026
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Our students, families, and taxpayers deserve leaders who put the best interests of the community first, not individuals who appear focused on protecting one another instead of protecting the integrity of our school system.—
Ashley Paul,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
Erick Taylor,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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Democracies can invest in the tools and norms that preserve open access to space, or the rules will be written by those who do not answer to the public.—
Alexander Görlach,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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Saints linebacker Demario Davis said that, inside locker rooms, attitudes have largely returned to pre-COVID norms.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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Once Venus, Mercury and the sun finally move into Aquarius, the trajectory of our love lives will shift gears entirely, as this Air sign encourages honesty, friendship and independence.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Our guide gives you the best strategies to handle lying and deception at every stage and smart ways to teach your child the value of honesty.—
Sarah Vanbuskirk,
Parents,
10 Jan. 2026
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The sweet, nutty flavor of butternut squash melds with the cheesy goodness of this lasagna.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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This super-stuffed bonanza of spell-casting goodness will feature previews, interviews, Easter eggs, and original musical performances by some of the starriest members of the duology's ensemble cast — including cohosts Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Nov. 2025
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Capping those rates could backfire, resulting in significantly stricter lending standards and making credit unavailable to lower-income people or those with lower credit scores.—
Luciana Lopez,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Beyond money, other issues expected to be hammered out in CBA talks include the length of the season, facility and travel standards, retirement benefits and changes to rookie deals.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Gyles Brandreth, broadcaster, former MP and friend to Christopher Robin Milne, opened up about the man behind the character while chatting with Joe Sibilia on Nostalgia Tonight.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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That idea of shiny surfaces is key to Cathy’s character and costumes.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
10 Jan. 2026
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For the most part, though, his attention to detail and his feeling for structure yielded readings of inherent, inarguable rightness.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
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By war’s end he was not only convinced of the moral rightness of Black suffrage and civil rights, but of their essential necessity and urgency.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Morality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morality. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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