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as in corruption
immoral conduct or practices harmful or offensive to society
the use of illegal narcotics is not only a destroyer of personal health but also an iniquity that undermines our society
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as in evil
that which is morally unacceptable
a nation still struggling with the aftereffects of the iniquity of slavery
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Recent Examples of iniquity
Journey guitarist Neal Schon dishes on his backstage ritual
While rock band green rooms have been known to be dens of iniquity, that's not the case for Schon, who prefers to prepare for an upcoming gig by sitting with his guitar.
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Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 3 July 2024
For long periods of time, the iniquities of the Middle East can appear frozen, and, therefore, manageable.
—Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
Its Los Angeles is still stalked by femme fatales and political iniquity, though the old glamour is thinning.
—Zoe Hu, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
Colonialism, once equated by the West with civilizing progress, became synonymous with iniquity.
—Roger Cohen, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2023
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Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 3 July 2024
For long periods of time, the iniquities of the Middle East can appear frozen, and, therefore, manageable.
—Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
Its Los Angeles is still stalked by femme fatales and political iniquity, though the old glamour is thinning.
—Zoe Hu, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
Colonialism, once equated by the West with civilizing progress, became synonymous with iniquity.
—Roger Cohen, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for iniquity
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In 2016, parliament impeached Park Geun-hye, the country’s first female president, over a corruption scandal.Kim Tong-Hyung, Chicago Tribune, 14 Dec. 2024
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The only other president to be successfully impeached was Park Geun-hye, a conservative who left office in 2017 and was sentenced to 22 years in prison for a corruption scandal involving major corporations and the daughter of a cult leader.Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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And as such, in Nosferatu, Eggers plunges us into his vision, to another dimension — an elegant yet terrifying world in which a monster stalks the dark of the unconscious, as both the evil within and the outward manifestation of some ancient lore.Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
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Tim Rice’s lyrics paint a vivid portrait of how vulnerable people can be drawn to an evil that promises them prosperity, no matter how empty that promise may be. 15.Barry Levitt, TIME, 27 Nov. 2024
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Perhaps the biggest sin of them all, however, is just how absolutely dull and yawn-inducing Dune: Prophecy is.Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The sins of the Franks and their rulers had made the land fertile for Wiggo and his friends.Matthew Gabriele, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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Reports out of fall camp haven’t been super favorable to their offense, and while the defense will, again, be top-notch, a team with this bad of an offense cannot be trusted.Austin Mock, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
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The revenue could come from taxes on bads (pollution, for example) or on rents (including land and, above all, intellectual property).Martin Wolf, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2015
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The history of medicine is too littered with incompetence and immorality to believe that doctors have always been worthy of this status.Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
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And if that doesn’t work, whoever Trump chooses instead of Gaetz will almost certainly be just as destructive, if less flamboyant in his immorality and lust for attention.Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Iniquity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iniquity. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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