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a quality that gives something special worth
the virtue of wool as a clothing material is that it can provide insulation from the cold even when wet
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Recent Examples of virtues
Micro-Management in Disguise Narcissistic bosses are often skilled at reframing their most controlling tendencies as virtues.
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Mark Murphy, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
What all this will get you (besides the kind of profits only a monopoly can provide) are non-cash virtues like moral force and ethics and journalism and patriotism and liberty.
—Keith Olbermann, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
Risotto, among its many other virtues, is cheap.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
His public writings, just as public as the Bitcoin blockchain, extolled the virtues of the latter’s anonymity.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Each season has its own theme, ranging from the seven deadly sins and virtues in season two to an exploration of global literature in season three.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
On Wednesday morning, Louise Holmes from Facebook, Insta and WhatsApp owner Meta used a keynote to extol the virtues of the time-saving tools Mark Zuckerberg’s company is developing.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
The goal of extolling the Six Triple Eight’s virtues renders the film’s narrative an incidental element.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
Good people only Buffett and Munger have extolled the virtues of good management—and good hiring—for decades.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
Mark Murphy, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
What all this will get you (besides the kind of profits only a monopoly can provide) are non-cash virtues like moral force and ethics and journalism and patriotism and liberty.
—Keith Olbermann, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
Risotto, among its many other virtues, is cheap.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
His public writings, just as public as the Bitcoin blockchain, extolled the virtues of the latter’s anonymity.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Each season has its own theme, ranging from the seven deadly sins and virtues in season two to an exploration of global literature in season three.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
On Wednesday morning, Louise Holmes from Facebook, Insta and WhatsApp owner Meta used a keynote to extol the virtues of the time-saving tools Mark Zuckerberg’s company is developing.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
The goal of extolling the Six Triple Eight’s virtues renders the film’s narrative an incidental element.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
Good people only Buffett and Munger have extolled the virtues of good management—and good hiring—for decades.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Virtues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virtues. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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