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as in corruption
immoral conduct or practices harmful or offensive to society
religious denominations that regard drinking, smoking, and even dancing as examples of immorality
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as in evil
that which is morally unacceptable
a sermon about modern society's casual acceptance of or indifference to immorality
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Recent Examples of immorality
Now, more than two years after the Evros Thirty-eight made landfall on the islet, Little Maria is practically a household name, synonymous with refugees’ immorality and the malfeasance of NGOs and journalists.
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Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
At its core, moral outrage is a response to the feeling that others are acting immorally and that their immorality is destroying society.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Segregationists resisted integration by calling it a threat, arguing that interracial relationships would foster immorality.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
Variety learned the actor is currently accused of propaganda against the Iranian regime and promoting immorality through her role in Rasoulof’s latest.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
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Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
At its core, moral outrage is a response to the feeling that others are acting immorally and that their immorality is destroying society.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Segregationists resisted integration by calling it a threat, arguing that interracial relationships would foster immorality.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
Variety learned the actor is currently accused of propaganda against the Iranian regime and promoting immorality through her role in Rasoulof’s latest.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immorality
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The Trump administration is substantially scaling back the State Department's annual reports on international human rights to remove longstanding critiques of abuses such as harsh prison conditions, government corruption and restrictions on participation in the political process, NPR has learned.—
Graham Smith,
NPR,
18 Apr. 2025
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Thao has since been indicted for bribery and corruption.—
Jonathan Easley,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025
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Valentin looking evil as hell in his green collar :) Chelsea’s bright yellow caftan is so hopeful and so sad, somehow.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
7 Apr. 2025
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Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, celebrates the beginning of spring and the the triumph of good over evil.—
Dominick Williams,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2025
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Landing in the bottom are Henry (for the sin of a spongy scallion pancake), Paula (for texture issues), and Bailey (for the aforementioned Pile of Stuff).—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2025
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But the occasional poach is perhaps no great sin, more akin to driving over the speed limit than, say, starting a forest fire.—
Mark Sundeen,
Outside Online,
19 Mar. 2025
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While working together on The Unit, David Mamet once told you that good drama isn’t a choice between good and bad; good drama is the choice between two bads.—
Max Gao,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Jan. 2025
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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 multicultural argument of Messrs. Delano and Myers is based on the historical wrongs done to minority populations, but America’s complicated history must not determine the future of our cities.—
Nikos Mohammadi,
Hartford Courant,
6 Apr. 2025
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That privilege can be revoked if Mahmoud Khalil perpetrated a crime or wrong.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Immorality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immorality. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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