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
The film weaves together family drama, thriller elements and dark humor, with a morally complex female protagonist at its center, and is aimed at the international festival circuit.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026
Our children will be paying the costs, both financially and morally, for the actions our government is undertaking today.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2026
His only way of finding any kind of life for himself is to embrace evil, to stop running away from it, to try to stop morally flagellating himself.
—Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
But to do so is legally and morally preposterous.
—Walter E Block, Oc Register, 24 Feb. 2026
This can create significant pressure to acquire funding – but this must always be done in an ethically and morally appropriate way.
—Brian Herman, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
How does a bookseller gain enough power to take on Barnes & Noble and Amazon while remaining morally unblemished?
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
When deliberations begin Thursday, jurors will be tasked with discerning whether Santos lacked substantial capacity to appreciate the nature or circumstances of his actions were legally or morally wrong.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
The hyper-ambitious, morally empty white man clawing his way up while ignoring the damage behind him has been done, and recently.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Feb. 2026
Our children will be paying the costs, both financially and morally, for the actions our government is undertaking today.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2026
His only way of finding any kind of life for himself is to embrace evil, to stop running away from it, to try to stop morally flagellating himself.
—Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
But to do so is legally and morally preposterous.
—Walter E Block, Oc Register, 24 Feb. 2026
This can create significant pressure to acquire funding – but this must always be done in an ethically and morally appropriate way.
—Brian Herman, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
How does a bookseller gain enough power to take on Barnes & Noble and Amazon while remaining morally unblemished?
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
When deliberations begin Thursday, jurors will be tasked with discerning whether Santos lacked substantial capacity to appreciate the nature or circumstances of his actions were legally or morally wrong.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
The hyper-ambitious, morally empty white man clawing his way up while ignoring the damage behind him has been done, and recently.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for morally
Adverb
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The mistake begins innocently enough.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026
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The story starts innocently enough.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
15 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Floyd comes across as a purely kind soul, making his willingness to cheat on his wife seem out of character.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
26 Feb. 2026
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If Earth were covered in a perfectly calm ocean with no winds or currents, the water would settle into broad hills and valleys defined purely by gravity.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
25 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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This gas is used in the rockets to keep their fuel tanks pressurized so that propellant can flow properly during operation.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Feb. 2026
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While riding mowers include safety functions such as automatic shut-offs, blade brakes, and rollover protection, the sheer size of the machine increases the injury risk if it is not properly handled.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
22 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The glorious sweep of progress toward Roman civilization and prosperity means the end of an idyllic, virtuously rustic Golden Age.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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But O’Hara is best known for her role as Kate McCallister in Home Alone, the distracted, frantic, righteously determined mom to Macaulay Culkin’s precocious 8-year-old Kevin.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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Polak is a symbol of virtue where conscience reigns over fear and intimidation to refute the hateful and divisive rhetoric of people like Charile Kirk who self-righteously relished in denigrating and dehumanizing others in a most un-Christian way.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Morally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morally. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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