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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-mindedness
Noun
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Both Ford and Mirren warn that Whitfield’s endless means and lack of morality will continue to bring a different kind of beast to the Duttons’ doorstep.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2025 -
The morality of being a missileer – and minister David Feddern was also a missileer here in Echo-01.—
Alfredo Sosa,
The Christian Science Monitor,
14 Feb. 2025
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Embalmers had different recipes for preparing and preserving bodies depending on the era; the budget; the level of nobility and gender of the deceased; and the availability of ingredients such as plant resins, oils and other unguents that could preserve and perfume the remains.—
Sarah Everts,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Feb. 2025
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European salons were nobility inviting composers into their homes to write and play music.—
August Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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About two dozen trustees serve by virtue of their government office, such as the librarian of Congress, the secretary of state, the mayor of Washington and the speaker and the minority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives.—
E. Andrew Taylor,
The Conversation,
17 Feb. 2025
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The San Diego Jewish Academy was the 17th seed in the 16-team Division 4 boys bracket, but qualified for the playoffs by virtue of a regular-season win over No. 16 Coastal Academy.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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Joe Biden's pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, in December 2024, reversed his previous stance against using clemency powers for family members, prompting discussions about impartiality and fairness in the application of justice.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Being able to have programs that support women in leadership or women just in the work environment – that's fairness.—
Leila Fadel,
NPR,
19 Feb. 2025
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How could Joe Biden and Kamala Harris convince us of their decency and ethical fortitude when their Administration wouldn’t even allow a Palestinian American to speak at the Democratic National Convention?—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2025
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Because this much is for certain: the backlash to this sick barrage of attacks on human decency and American normalcy is building quickly and will be fierce.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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While the dogs' own personalities had little impact on their stress levels, certain human traits—like neuroticism, conscientiousness and openness—were significant factors in how much stress the dog exhibited.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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The study used the HEXACO Personality Inventory to determine key six personality traits: honesty-humility, emotionality, extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to experience.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
24 Jan. 2025
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President Trump’s media company sued Brazilian Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes in U.S. court on Wednesday, accusing the judge of violating the First Amendment by ordering video-sharing platform Rumble to remove accounts supporting former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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The head and other members of the Public Integrity Section in Washington also resigned rather than succumb to this subversion of justice.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2025
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“High-mindedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-mindedness. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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