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Recent Examples of respectability
The result is a finale that feels performed rather than lived, landing with respectability instead of devastation.
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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Besides, the involvement of lawyers, with their downtown office suites, perfumed the whole arrangement with an aroma of respectability.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
But not long after achieving mainstream respectability, Kelly’s career unraveled abruptly.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
Shying away from criticizing government officials is ultimately just country’s spin on respectability politics.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
Superfakes is about a small-time Chinatown luxury counterfeit dealer who enters a dangerous black-market underworld in order to fund a life of suburban respectability for her family.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
There must be another sharp hockey mind out there capable of getting this team back to respectability, as Shanahan did, and then onto something much greater.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Pacers Romario Shepherd and Jason Holder couldn't bowl West Indies to victory after batting their side to respectability.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Cortina was less a pure nostalgia play than an assertion of autonomy, a statement that women in their 40s can still choose danger and ambition over quiet respectability.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Besides, the involvement of lawyers, with their downtown office suites, perfumed the whole arrangement with an aroma of respectability.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
But not long after achieving mainstream respectability, Kelly’s career unraveled abruptly.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
Shying away from criticizing government officials is ultimately just country’s spin on respectability politics.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
Superfakes is about a small-time Chinatown luxury counterfeit dealer who enters a dangerous black-market underworld in order to fund a life of suburban respectability for her family.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
There must be another sharp hockey mind out there capable of getting this team back to respectability, as Shanahan did, and then onto something much greater.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Pacers Romario Shepherd and Jason Holder couldn't bowl West Indies to victory after batting their side to respectability.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Cortina was less a pure nostalgia play than an assertion of autonomy, a statement that women in their 40s can still choose danger and ambition over quiet respectability.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for respectability
Noun
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Baselitz was charged with offending public morality; the case dragged on for two years before being dismissed, but his reputation was cemented.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 May 2026
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At the time, plenty of commentators treated Juicero as a morality tale.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Though an unabashedly liberal Democrat, Hart commanded respect from lawmakers of both parties for his intellect, decency and grit.—
John T. Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Aimee Lou Wood will host next week, and is no doubt planning to send up the American SNL‘s sketch about her last year, which many thought breached decency standards.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Korean nobility of bygone eras simply had better taste.—
Lori Waxman,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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In particular, popes wanted to select the church’s bishops rather than allowing nobility or a king to do so.—
Joëlle Rollo-Koster,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In that competition, loyalty is an expensive virtue.—
Wael Mahdi,
semafor.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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But patience can sometimes be a death knell in the playoffs, and Game 4 showed how a lack of it can be a virtue.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Keep the conversation moving, and let flexibility strengthen your position and perspective while maintaining your sense of balance and fairness.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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Requiring employees to contribute half of the normal cost of their pension benefits is a basic matter of fairness and fiscal responsibility.—
Matt Mahan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Building a reputation for trustworthiness and fairness through transparent actions and accountability also helps reinforce one’s incorruptibility.—
Nancy Pulciano,
Rolling Stone,
20 Feb. 2026
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While critics say these changes are merely cosmetic, many ordinary Bangladeshis have been sold on the veneer of incorruptibility that comes from a theological under-pinning.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Two programs Dudamel led in March were powerful examples of civic conscientiousness.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Apr. 2026
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This reflects conscientiousness, or the tendency to plan, organize and execute systematically versus improvising and adapting in real time.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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What followed was a family’s 25-year search for answers and justice.—
Dateline NBC,
NBC news,
6 May 2026
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The hearings stretched into July, when the Judiciary Committee approved articles of impeachment for obstruction of justice, abuse of power and contempt of Congress.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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“Respectability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respectability. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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