as in mind
one's internal sense of right and wrong
Her conscience told her to find the lost wallet's owner.
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Recent Examples of conscience
Juke has always been the conscience of this series.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 16 May 2025
Bloomsbury, Livesey asserts, based its moral conscience on aesthetic sensitivity, not solidarity with the working class.
—Jenny Noyce, JSTOR Daily, 14 May 2025
Talbot is stressed between the conflicting politics claiming his conscience.
—Armond White, National Review, 7 May 2025
Twain therefore presents a tantalizing challenge for literary biography: to explain how someone able to spot and depict frailties of conscience, character, and judgment in others could be so powerless to correct them in himself.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for conscience
Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 16 May 2025
Bloomsbury, Livesey asserts, based its moral conscience on aesthetic sensitivity, not solidarity with the working class.
—Jenny Noyce, JSTOR Daily, 14 May 2025
Talbot is stressed between the conflicting politics claiming his conscience.
—Armond White, National Review, 7 May 2025
Twain therefore presents a tantalizing challenge for literary biography: to explain how someone able to spot and depict frailties of conscience, character, and judgment in others could be so powerless to correct them in himself.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for conscience
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conscience
Noun
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Theme parks, movies and cars are on his mind in and out of the office.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2025
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The best way to overcome a year of disappointment is, of course, to challenge again, which is precisely the thought on Arteta’s mind.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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In the film, morality becomes ambiguous, and malleable even, as Coogler brilliantly illustrates duality in his characters and their development while incorporating themes of Hoodoo and Christianity.—
Nia Shumake,
Essence,
15 May 2025
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Global Constellation has unveiled a first exclusive still for the film, described as a harrowing and timely meditation on the collapse of morality in wartime, and the cost of survival when humanity itself is on the brink.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
13 May 2025
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Boeing has faced criticism for its safety standards in recent years but claims its turnaround is underway.—
Zach Wichter,
USA TODAY,
4 Jan. 2025
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The storied manufacturer faced criticism for what many saw as slipping standards on its production lines in recent years.—
Zach Wichter,
USA TODAY,
4 Jan. 2025
Noun
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All of our hearts are broken … our sadness is gut wrenching - there’s a hole, something is missing.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2025
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Pregnant women are at high risk for severe disease and studies show that the likelihood of miscarriage, stillbirth and pregnancy complications like preeclampsia, blood clots, heart and kidney damage and hypertension are much higher among women who develop COVID-19 during pregnancy.—
Karen Weintraub,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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For one final time, there is cause to raise a glass to a character who, for better and worse, is the club’s player of the season.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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The property that was used as her character Anna Coleman's home in the original movie sadly burned down during the natural disaster.—
Natalia Senanayake,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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“Conscience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscience. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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