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Recent Examples of respectability
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.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
That year, Brown brought the Tar Heels back to respectability, and Drake ended up flipping and committing to North Carolina.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
Previously, the ninety-six-year-old German had mapped out his country’s road back to respectability after 1945.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Then, as Vrabel worked from his opening press conference, taking the Patriots by the hand through the early stages of a rebuild and the first few weeks of the regular season, a funny thing happened on the road back to respectability.
—Andrew Callahan, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
Earning respect Coach and son, a 5-foot-10 guard, have led the Eagles back to respectability.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2026
And Hefner was expansive, social, forthright—a national institution—not to mention a very likable guy, and as close to middle-class respectability as a person who wore pajamas instead of clothes and regularly participated in orgies could be.
—Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
So, irrespective of recent improvements, January clearly needs to be used as stage one of a wider rebuild to help the club salvage a modicum of respectability and, more importantly, challenge to return from the Championship next season.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Keith Van Horn Van Horn played a key role in pushing the Nets toward respectability in the early 2000s, giving them a versatile forward who could score from all three levels and carry stretches of the offense.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2026
Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
That year, Brown brought the Tar Heels back to respectability, and Drake ended up flipping and committing to North Carolina.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
Previously, the ninety-six-year-old German had mapped out his country’s road back to respectability after 1945.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Then, as Vrabel worked from his opening press conference, taking the Patriots by the hand through the early stages of a rebuild and the first few weeks of the regular season, a funny thing happened on the road back to respectability.
—Andrew Callahan, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
Earning respect Coach and son, a 5-foot-10 guard, have led the Eagles back to respectability.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2026
And Hefner was expansive, social, forthright—a national institution—not to mention a very likable guy, and as close to middle-class respectability as a person who wore pajamas instead of clothes and regularly participated in orgies could be.
—Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
So, irrespective of recent improvements, January clearly needs to be used as stage one of a wider rebuild to help the club salvage a modicum of respectability and, more importantly, challenge to return from the Championship next season.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Keith Van Horn Van Horn played a key role in pushing the Nets toward respectability in the early 2000s, giving them a versatile forward who could score from all three levels and carry stretches of the offense.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for respectability
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Michigan ousted Sherrone Moore for violating his morality contract.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Shaped by biblical ethics, nonviolence, and the belief that justice is indivisible, his framework refused the logic of zero-sum morality.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The depiction of McCarthy as lacking any sense of decency caught up with him.—
Kristen Monroe,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Obama didn’t mention Trump by name, but lamented the lack of decency across the administration as a whole.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Sophie is wearing the dress of nobility.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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Other camellia species were noted and grown for their flowers gracing gardens of temples and nobility.—
Dawn Pettinelli,
Hartford Courant,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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When a collaborator brings me something made entirely with AI, that alone is neither a flaw nor a virtue.—
Michele Zanello,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
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All this is particularly noteworthy in today’s era, where such leadership virtues are seemingly in decline, if not disappearing.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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My approach prioritizes security, fairness, and an immigration system that serves the national interest.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Your 7th House of Partnership steadies as boundary-setting Saturn arrives, encouraging clear agreements across your closest bonds so your diplomatic style can bring fairness without overgiving.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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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Low-conscientiousness individuals (flexible thinkers) excel in fluid, unpredictable environments where plans become obsolete quickly.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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And from an intangible standpoint, the team loves his diligence and conscientiousness.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
12 Dec. 2025
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The pair were originally sentenced in May 2023, before having some convictions — including wire fraud and obstruction of justice — reversed in 2025 and their cases remanded for resentencing.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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But leaders shouldn’t backpedal on criminal justice reforms.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Respectability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respectability. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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