right-mindedness

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Noun
  • Foxman thrived for decades in a political culture where the establishment still mattered, and extremism was not considered a virtue.
    Ron Kampeas, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026
  • Sharon had submitted a dozen couplets about the virtues of stay-at-home motherhood, as well as a rhyming list of reasons to believe in God.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • Allegations of sovereignty violations, civilian casualties, and lack of due process have prompted debates about the legality and morality of drone warfare under international humanitarian law.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
  • This dark psychological thriller about guilt, obsession, truth and morality arises out of just a single conversation between strangers who happen to sit next to one another.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • Having failed to qualify six times in a row, Latvia has enjoyed mid-table respectability in the last two finals.
    Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 11 May 2026
  • There’s also discomfort around Black expression that exists outside of respectability politics.
    Essence, Essence, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • Two programs Dudamel led in March were powerful examples of civic conscientiousness.
    Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • In fairness, so did everyone else, and with the signing window coming to a close, the White Sox were able to nab Murakami for a (now bargain) two-year, $34 million deal.
    Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
  • In an individual sport, removed from any team dynamic, the results board made the fairness debate hard to ignore.
    Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • But just as much of its humor came from portraying displays of everyday decency as the stuff of Hollywood make-believe, on par with the cinematic catharsis of a high-stakes Damon vehicle.
    Erik Adams, The Atlantic, 10 May 2026
  • Leung, in a rare foray into European cinema, is a serene elder statesman, tempering his character’s intense drive—his excitement in the face of a potential scientific breakthrough—with a gently imploring decency and restraint.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • Virtue ethics, attributed to Aristotle, focuses on which character traits make one a good person, such as emulating virtuousness embodied by role models.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
  • For too long, action on climate was wrapped up in the language of virtuousness and morality.
    Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Judaism has profound ethics and principles of justice for all.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
  • Into that landscape comes Fred Cavayé’s Les Misérables, a new action-skewed adaptation of Victor Hugo’s classic about crime, justice and redemption, starring Vincent Lindon as Jean Valjean and Tahar Rahim as the relentless Inspector Javert.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
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“Right-mindedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/right-mindedness. Accessed 14 May. 2026.

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