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as in weaknesses
a defect in character
curiosity in children is not a vice, but something to be encouraged
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as in prostitutions
the practice of engaging in sexual activities for money
a seedy section of the city where vice is rampant and very much out in the open
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Recent Examples of vices
For 40 days, the Church invites the faithful to practice prayer, fasting, and acts of charity, as well as to reflect on their actions and make personal changes, such as giving up vices and strengthening their relationship with God.
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Nadia Cantú, AZCentral.com, 3 Feb. 2026
One of the challenges with character is that any of the virtues can manifest as deficient or excess vices, as shown in Table 1.
—Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Beyond that, the tech lords often suffer the vices of their virtues.
—Walter Russell Mead, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2026
Faulkner’s genius doesn’t erase his vices.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Per the logline, Geonhwa is an exceptionally adept and seasoned dealer who has lived a life far removed from the vices of the casino floor, who finds her life upended when a housing scam derails her newlywed plans.
—Peter White, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
The Chats take a loose, DIY approach to buzzing tunes about food, vices, anxiety and being broke.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
Dick Van Dyke, the squeaky-clean Disney icon, gave up his vices long ago — and says it’s paid off with a remarkably long life.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 10 Dec. 2025
The thefts, assaults, and rapes that resulted from these vices often went unpunished, as British commanders prioritized prosecuting the war over protecting civilians.
—Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Nadia Cantú, AZCentral.com, 3 Feb. 2026
One of the challenges with character is that any of the virtues can manifest as deficient or excess vices, as shown in Table 1.
—Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Beyond that, the tech lords often suffer the vices of their virtues.
—Walter Russell Mead, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2026
Faulkner’s genius doesn’t erase his vices.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Per the logline, Geonhwa is an exceptionally adept and seasoned dealer who has lived a life far removed from the vices of the casino floor, who finds her life upended when a housing scam derails her newlywed plans.
—Peter White, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
The Chats take a loose, DIY approach to buzzing tunes about food, vices, anxiety and being broke.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
Dick Van Dyke, the squeaky-clean Disney icon, gave up his vices long ago — and says it’s paid off with a remarkably long life.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 10 Dec. 2025
The thefts, assaults, and rapes that resulted from these vices often went unpunished, as British commanders prioritized prosecuting the war over protecting civilians.
—Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vices
Noun
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The board spent months sizing up strengths and weaknesses of external and internal candidates.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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The salt, slush, and cold weather of winter often reveal weaknesses in your home cleaning routine, and the bathroom is often the first place those cracks appear.—
Katie Cloyd,
Martha Stewart,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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These mini-seismic events are not considered true earthquakes because there is no movement along faults or tectonic plate boundaries.—
Tammie Souza,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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When the tectonic plates began to pull apart millions of years later, those ancient faults at their edges reawakened, reincarnated as transform faults.—
Evan Howell,
Scientific American,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Which draws the attention of another ghost, a French man with a stack of papers documenting the man’s sins.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Whatever your preconceived notions about Feldman are, Hume’s film will expand and challenge them; the movie’s greatness lies in its ability to capture all of Feldman’s contradictions and self-destructiveness, empathizing with him without soft-pedaling his sins.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Vices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vices. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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