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as in immoral
not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable
unethical treatment of prisoners of war that was a clear violation of international law
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as in ruthless
not guided by or showing a concern for what is right
an unethical attorney, he had no qualms about getting off clients who he knew were guilty
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Recent Examples of unethical
By making the refund process as opaque, time-consuming and difficult as possible, KLM is engaging in unethical and possibly fraudulent behavior.
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Christopher Elliott, King Features Syndicate, The Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2024
Macy’s is in crisis mode after disclosing that an employee cooked the books for years, using unethical accounting practices to hide well over $100 million in expenses.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2024
Some industry insiders said a singer calling in his small label’s numbers was highly unethical.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Our participation in irrelevant Beauty content from people who look like us that overshadows relevant liberation work from people who also look like us is unethical.
—Akilah Sailers, Essence, 19 Dec. 2024
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Christopher Elliott, King Features Syndicate, The Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2024
Macy’s is in crisis mode after disclosing that an employee cooked the books for years, using unethical accounting practices to hide well over $100 million in expenses.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2024
Some industry insiders said a singer calling in his small label’s numbers was highly unethical.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Our participation in irrelevant Beauty content from people who look like us that overshadows relevant liberation work from people who also look like us is unethical.
—Akilah Sailers, Essence, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unethical
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Growing shares in each party describe those in the other party as more closed-minded, dishonest, immoral and unintelligent than other Americans.NBC News, NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024
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Last week’s interview saw CBS Mornings co-host Tony Dokoupil speak with author Ta-Nehisi Coates about his new book The Message, which passionately argues that Israel’s treatment of Palestinians is immoral and should be condemned.Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Oct. 2024
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But on the other hand, the data so far suggests that Wolves have a ruthless finisher on their hands.Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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The headhunter without ethics is really the ruthless Kim Hye-jin, played by Park Bo-kyung.Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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In finding the defendant guilty in this case, the jury necessarily found unanimously that the defendant falsified 34 separate entries in his business records with the intent to defraud, which included an intent to commit or conceal a conspiracy to promote his own election by unlawful means.ABC NEWS, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Capitol Police identified him Thursday as Adrian J. Hinton, 35, saying he was arrested for unlawful activities.Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 9 Jan. 2025
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The essential modern text is Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the 2010 Supreme Court decision that equates money with speech, resulting in an ever more corrupt system of campaign finance.David Remnick, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2025
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The cases also highlighted a broken system of police discipline that allegedly protected corrupt officers and punished those who tried to expose the corruption.Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
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This was not out of choice: After his capture and before his execution, Höss was ordered to write his memoir, giving an insight into the workings of a mind that was both ordinary and chillingly evil.Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 17 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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And in this case, there’s nothing more sinful than talking about LeBron James trades.Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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But it also was forged from a particular kind of alchemy that separates a sinful holiday confection from a sugar-sodden mess.Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
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Several fast-growing wildfires fueled by a vicious Southern California wind storm are devastating communities across the Los Angeles region, with homes being burned to the ground and tens of thousands of people evacuating to safety.Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
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That’s when Evans, in a full sprint, blindsided Lattimore with a vicious hit in the back and knocked him to the ground.Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
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That wasn't as bad as forecast, especially in areas south of the city, where temperatures rose enough to prevent icing.CBS News, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2025
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Some of them haven't been that bad, and some of them have been egregious.Mike Miller, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Unethical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unethical. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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