as in innocently
with purity of thought and deed
a politician who is in the habit of acting legally without behaving morally
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Recent Examples of morally
This point can sound almost heretical in modern healthcare discourse, where prevention is frequently framed as both morally superior and financially inevitable.
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Jeffrey Wessler,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
The least morally ambiguous of Snow’s latest characters is Mandy Matney, the investigative journalist whose podcast served as the source material for Murdaugh.
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Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
Is there a morally relevant difference between information that is legitimately private and information that someone chooses to keep secret?
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Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
The alien is first believed to be a villain, but his motivations are slowly revealed to be morally gray.
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Brianne Kane,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
Not only on legal grounds, but ethically and morally.
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Sam Khan Jr,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Both prior credits established Lee as a director drawn to morally complex protagonists navigating institutional and criminal systems.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 June 2026
Yes, every life includes some unique and untold combination of experiences for which other people are morally culpable.
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Thomas Lake,
AJC.com,
4 June 2026
In a sign that views of LGBTQ+ issues may be shifting more broadly, the new Gallup poll found that about 4 in 10 Americans view changing one’s gender as morally acceptable, down from nearly half in 2021.
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ABC News,
3 June 2026
Jeffrey Wessler,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
The least morally ambiguous of Snow’s latest characters is Mandy Matney, the investigative journalist whose podcast served as the source material for Murdaugh.
—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
Is there a morally relevant difference between information that is legitimately private and information that someone chooses to keep secret?
—
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
The alien is first believed to be a villain, but his motivations are slowly revealed to be morally gray.
—
Brianne Kane,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
Not only on legal grounds, but ethically and morally.
—
Sam Khan Jr,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Both prior credits established Lee as a director drawn to morally complex protagonists navigating institutional and criminal systems.
—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 June 2026
Yes, every life includes some unique and untold combination of experiences for which other people are morally culpable.
—
Thomas Lake,
AJC.com,
4 June 2026
In a sign that views of LGBTQ+ issues may be shifting more broadly, the new Gallup poll found that about 4 in 10 Americans view changing one’s gender as morally acceptable, down from nearly half in 2021.
—
ABC News,
3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for morally
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The deciding goal started innocently enough on a Marcel Sabitzer corner kick, albeit after the World Cup’s still-odd hydration breaks.
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The play started innocently enough with Tab Ramos bouncing a one-hop pass to Paul Caligiuri, who played the ball off his chest 40 yards from goal.
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Patients who once flew to Turkey purely for the price break now arrive with detailed clinic short lists, surgeon credentials in hand and questions about aftercare protocols.
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Nobody travels to matches, paints their face, or organizes a game-day event purely for the final score of a single game.
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Adcock manages child safety seat inspection events and training across Northern Indiana, aimed at helping parents ensure their car seats are properly installed and that their children are safe.
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Getty Images for Ascot Racecourse The highly agile Getty shooter Alan Crowhurst has done us a great favor by bringing concrete cloakroom evidence of the many social and administrative challenges that the (famous) Royal Ascot costume edicts require in order to be properly met.
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Some of us virtuously recycle items that will be transported across the world to smother island nations in single-use plastic bags and water bottles, milk jugs, yogurt tubs, pet food and potato chip bags, Styrofoam meat trays, Coke bottles, Amazon mailing envelopes, and fast-food wrappers.
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The glorious sweep of progress toward Roman civilization and prosperity means the end of an idyllic, virtuously rustic Golden Age.
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With raping, raving misogynists in the highest offices and loudest cultural bandwidths of the world, women of all classes have cause to be righteously filled with rage, betrayal, and disappointment.
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The darkly comic crime drama pits Frances McDormand's righteously furious mom against a police force that hasn't caught her daughter's killer.
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“Morally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morally. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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