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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
Young is well-known for taking a principled approach to his music.
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for principled
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Booker previously served in the United States Army but was removed from the military with a less than honorable discharge after going AWOL in 2017, Fox 2 Detroit reported, citing court documents.—
Michael Dorgan,
Fox News,
14 Jan. 2025
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Captain Dellinger of the US Army is an honorable man who only seeks the truth, and whose writing is filled with hope for a better future.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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By launching an adaptive range, Primark positions itself as a leader in ethical, forward-thinking retail.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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One giant ethical concern centers on Trump’s majority ownership of the tokens: 80% of the coin’s supply is held by Trump Organization affiliates CIC Digital and Fight Fight Fight LLC — a concentration that appears designed to personally enrich the president.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
21 Jan. 2025
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Punching probably is a bit overrated, to be honest.—
Michael Cox,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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This moment requires honest, courageous leaders determined to make NYC a bulwark against Donald Trump’s aggressions and committed to using their power to make the lives of working families easier and better.—
Jasmine Gripper,
New York Daily News,
17 Jan. 2025
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On its surface, this disquieting diptych about male anxiety has the feel of, say, an Asghar Farhadi movie, a moral dilemma urging forth a thriller plot.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
25 Jan. 2025
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Its origins lie in one of the country’s most pivotal reckonings: The effort to redress the legal and moral horrors of chattel slavery.—
Paola Mendoza,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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Bickerstaff has quietly turned Detroit into a respectable defense while still sprinkling enough shooting in to keep the offense humming; the Pistons have a winning record at the moment, something that seemed unthinkable 12 months ago.—
John Hollinger,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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But over the last decade, the category has developed into a respectable safe haven for high-quality wines that exist in defiance of regional standards or regulations.—
Anna Lee C. Iijima,
Bon Appétit,
22 Jan. 2025
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Though the two had great respect for each other's writing, their styles remained distinct, Fletcher in the spare style of the poet, Simon in her painstaking, conscientious prose.—
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25 Jan. 2025
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He is known as an elite locker-room presence but has never been a particularly conscientious defender.—
Sam Vecenie,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Principled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/principled. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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