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as in honorable
following the accepted rules of moral conduct
a high-principled art expert who always told clients what he honestly thought their items were worth
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as in ethical
guided by or in accordance with one's sense of right and wrong
a politician widely respected for her principled behavior in every office she ever held
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Recent Examples of principled
Jimmy Carter, who followed a principled yet tumultuous single term in the White House with a post-presidency dedicated to human rights and peace advocacy, died this afternoon in his hometown Plains, Ga., The Carter Center said.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
This is painfully personal filmmaking that’s principled and diagnostic regarding the practical and ethical conflicts of the art.
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—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
All of this requires bold, principled leadership by political leaders commensurate with the daunting challenge ahead.
—Mary Robinson, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
The bemoaned follow-up to Jon Favreau’s condemned 2019 live-action remake of the beloved 1994 film, Mufasa probes the principled lion’s biography and explains his lethal feud with his brother Scar.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
This is painfully personal filmmaking that’s principled and diagnostic regarding the practical and ethical conflicts of the art.
5.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
All of this requires bold, principled leadership by political leaders commensurate with the daunting challenge ahead.
—Mary Robinson, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
The bemoaned follow-up to Jon Favreau’s condemned 2019 live-action remake of the beloved 1994 film, Mufasa probes the principled lion’s biography and explains his lethal feud with his brother Scar.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for principled
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And for those who were denied an honorable discharge, the Pentagon would commit to a streamlined upgrade review process.Matthew Mosk, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Brienne of Tarth The most honorable knight in Westeros doesn't have a bad bone in her body.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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However, effective deployment requires careful attention to ethical considerations and user privacy to ensure consumer confidence in these systems.Glen Robinson, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Balancing cost efficiency with environmental and ethical standards adds another layer of complexity to the already difficult exercise of supply chain management, Bland added.SJ Studio, Sourcing Journal, 10 Jan. 2025
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Online slots work on an RNG (Random Number Generation) model, ensuring a fair and honest outcome for every player.Matthew Gover, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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When asked how the Buccaneers have been able to battle back through adversity throughout the season and remain a winning product, Evans had a blunt, but honest answer.DJ Siddiqi, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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In contrast to moral philosophers, who search for abstract principles of right and wrong, moral psychologists are interested in the empirical matter of people’s perceptions.Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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Nietzsche’s treatise criticizes philosophers who rest their moral framework on the assumption that good and evil are opposites.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
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The rapper then expressed his willingness to be compliant with rules and regulations, a reference to his attempt to maintain a respectable image in the eyes of his fans and the public at large.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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With 58,000 miles on the clock, this CTS-V wagon sold for a respectable $62,000.Christian Gilbertsen, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2025
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Bluestone was not an environmentally conscientious operator.Christopher Helman, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Even in our personal lives, studies show that those who are conscientious or have agreeable dispositions are more likely to acquiesce to others’ demands.Dr. Sunita Sah, TIME, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Principled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/principled. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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