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a quality that gives something special worth the virtue of wool as a clothing material is that it can provide insulation from the cold even when wet

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Recent Examples of virtue If patience is a virtue, then Virgo wins the first-place prize. Lisa Stardust, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025 Really, her primary virtue is the fact that her ultrawealthy parents have already donated many millions to the university. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025 It’s also based in part on Harvard’s The Human Flourishing Program, which measures human flourishing based on five areas, including happiness and life satisfaction, physical and mental health, meaning and purpose, character and virtue, and close social relationships. Anne Field, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025 However, Garrett seems to want to have it both ways with the character (who’s writing her dissertation on virtue ethics), giving her integrity but then undermining her with doubts and eyeroll-inducing Gen Z clichés. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for virtue
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Noun
  • By every measurement, there is a clear line of distinction between the two groups within the league’s 18 starters.
    Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Legal operations often involve context, judgment and subtle distinctions that automation isn’t yet equipped to handle.
    Jens Erik Gould, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This deep connection between trees and morality is further evidenced in a trope of Western literature in which humans are transformed into trees, sometimes as an embodiment of sin.
    Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Rebecca Ferguson stars as Captain Olivia Walker, a senior White House official tasked with keeping the government functioning as panic sets in, while Idris Elba plays a top national security adviser who must balance strategy with morality.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Even murder can be recast as heroism.
    Jonathan Alpert, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Last year, Marino recalled the story of her father’s heroism to the New York Post.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • An August poll from Roanoke College found Spanberger with a 46%-39% lead, while the RealClearPolitics average of polls shows her with the same 7-point advantage.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The totemic power of Apple is running out of time to reset expectations around AI to its own advantage.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Executive privilege allows the witness to withhold information from Congress to protect the integrity of the executive branch.
    Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 9 Sep. 2025
  • On July 3, 2025, Guardians right-handed starter, Luis Ortiz was flagged by betting integrity firm IC360 for allegedly throwing a pair of pitches that received an unusual amount of gambling activity.
    Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Harry brought his trademark humor and warmth to the awards, a ceremony honoring seriously ill children who have shown incredible courage, joking and making smiles all around.
    Erin Hill, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The WellChild Awards, which celebrates the courage of seriously ill children and those who care for them, is sponsored by a charity Harry has long supported.
    Janelle Ash , Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • At the club’s training ground in the Valdebebas district of the Spanish capital, both coaching staff and team-mates value the fact Ceballos can bring a style of play that is not so characteristic of the club’s other midfielders, more based on linking play.
    Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Already hacked off by the renovation fiasco, the company’s longtime patrons pounced, accusing the corporation of betraying its history and values.
    Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Financial intimacy makes room for honesty, respect, and growth — in both your wallet and your relationships.
    Essence, Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
  • For Lopes, trust isn’t a matter of believing intellectually in the honesty or goodwill of another individual or institution.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Virtue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virtue. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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