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as in morality
conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong
encouraged the graduates to go on to live lives of unimpeachable rectitude and integrity
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as in integrity
faithfulness to high moral standards
has a finely honed sense of rectitude that keeps him from cheating on exams
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Recent Examples of rectitude
Chairman Atkins noted that the SEC’s enforcement program is an exercise of government power that must be tempered by fair process, good judgement, integrity, and rectitude.
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
And not unlike that earlier film, this one takes its tale of debauchery and rectitude and reconciles everything with a fiery third act.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
The subtler truth is that a similar kind of minimalist rectitude is what has governed the best of the older monuments in the nation’s capital.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Indeed, comprehensive independent police auditing would help ensure, not harm, the rectitude of police investigations.
—Mercury News Editorial, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
And not unlike that earlier film, this one takes its tale of debauchery and rectitude and reconciles everything with a fiery third act.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
The subtler truth is that a similar kind of minimalist rectitude is what has governed the best of the older monuments in the nation’s capital.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Indeed, comprehensive independent police auditing would help ensure, not harm, the rectitude of police investigations.
—Mercury News Editorial, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rectitude
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Over the course of 10 years of activism, Maryam Shojaei has been arrested by Iran’s morality police, helped change FIFA policy, and watched her brother, Masoud, captain Iran’s national team.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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Days ago, Vice President JD Vance urged the pope to stick to matters of morality.—
Charlie De Mar,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
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In the program, students will develop the core competencies needed to lead with integrity and drive meaningful organizational change.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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In 2025, results from the Advanced Test Reactor indicated that ANEEL fuel pellets maintained their structural integrity after several months of testing.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Apr. 2026
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All virtues rely on some set of conditions for their relevance.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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This is non-serious lawmaking — a transparent virtue-signal rather than an effort at problem-solving.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2026
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That naturally raised questions, not about whether the laws of time and space had been upended but about the efficacy, and honesty, of the billing systems being used by the firms, the city or both.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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But even though abusive relationships tend to form tragic patterns, honesty isn’t all that’s necessary for a good narrative, and this one proves repetitive.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2026
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Thank goodness, too, because that would have been a day-ruiner.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Some were friends of Month Offliners who were there solely out of the goodness of their heart.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2026
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Further out, a cemetery monument stands in honor of the 150 people who died at the camp during their imprisonment.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
21 Apr. 2026
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Landmarks across the globe, from Prince’s beloved hometown Minnesota Twins baseball stadium, and NYC’s Times Square to Paris’ Eiffel Tower, were bathed in purple in honor of the maverick.—
Keith Murphy,
VIBE.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Rectitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rectitude. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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