as in legal
following or according to the rules
in wrestling, biting is not sportsmanly, and will result in a forfeit
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sportsmanly
Adjective
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Earlier Wednesday, Ellison held a news conference to promote legislation that would give his office more staff and new legal tools to combat Medicaid fraud.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 2026 -
The Justice Department Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) lost more than 400 legal assistants, attorney advisers and legal administrative specialists, according to data NPR obtained and verified.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In police states, controlling the flow of information and creating a veneer of moral justification are necessary conditions for brutalization, intimidation, and erasure.—
Phillip Atiba Solomon,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps inspired not only by Kierkegaard but also by the fiction of the postwar existentialists often understood to have been influenced by him, Hjorth has taken up the prototypical Norwegian bourgeois subject and her moral and political awakening, or failure thereof.—
Elaine Blair,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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And Savannah came clean about winning a million dollars just two weeks ago.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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Everything was practically brand-new and sparkling clean.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Yotova singled out the preparation of fair elections as the most important task of the new interim government.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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In short, there are a fair number of open questions in relation to the allegations against Mountbatten-Windsor.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Following the latest release of Epstein files, multiple artists and athletes including Chappell Roan, Abby Wambach and the Dropkick Murphys left the agency, citing ethical concerns.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Questions and limitations of relying on DNA While police have increasingly used genetic databases to solve high-profile cases, the practice has long prompted ethical and privacy concerns.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Sportsmanly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sportsmanly. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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