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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
It was considered immoral to lie and the whole point of writing things down back then was to increase morality and improve society, so there really is no didactic history of forgery.
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JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
Still, the Catholic Legion of Decency and other morality groups would criticize the scene as indecent.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
As other shoppers crowded around books about justice, morality and manga, Rachel Grossman had a corner almost to herself.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
Released in 1936, this morality tale against marijuana was financed by a long-defunct church group called the Motion Picture Guild.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for morality
JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
Still, the Catholic Legion of Decency and other morality groups would criticize the scene as indecent.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
As other shoppers crowded around books about justice, morality and manga, Rachel Grossman had a corner almost to herself.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
Released in 1936, this morality tale against marijuana was financed by a long-defunct church group called the Motion Picture Guild.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for morality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for morality
Noun
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The Syclone may not have been fully appreciated during its day, but today, more than 30 years later, enthusiasts have caught onto its major virtues.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
24 Oct. 2025
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Instead, the head of the Southern Baptist Convention now posits that empathy is an artificial virtue.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Oct. 2025
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Wellsense highlights that its Fli solutions are designed for versatility, supporting a broad spectrum of well applications such as production optimization, well integrity evaluation, stimulation monitoring, and abandonment planning.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Oct. 2025
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RelishMix reports that the social media reach on Chainsaw Man is massive at a half billion, 6x above anime genre norms across TikTok, Facebook, X, YouTube and Instagram combined with gigantic video views counts on YouTube of 351 million and counting.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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The internet agreed on behavioral norms.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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The seven pillars of society—wisdom, love, respect, bravery, honesty, humility, and truth—aren’t just words carved into sacred walls.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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That requires a lot of honesty.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The result is a skillet of melty goodness that’s packed with flavor.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
25 Oct. 2025
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Thank goodness that remains true today.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Oct. 2025
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For his part, Elliott has impressed Villa personnel with his attitude and application, which chimes with Emery’s coaching staff’s uber-meticulous professional standards.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Then unlimited human creativity invents new jobs that deliver more value overall, and living standards rise.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In books and movies, though, versions of amnesia lurk everywhere … Amnesiacs might not much exist, but amnesiac characters stumble everywhere through comic books, movies, and our dreams.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Oct. 2025
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Other new characters joining the mix are Malcolm’s girlfriend, Tristan (Kiana Madeira) and his daughter, Leah (Keeley Karsten).—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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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 29 Oct. 2025.
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